TOP NEWS South Africa starts coronavirus trial of TB vaccine Hundreds of South African health workers were given a century-old tuberculosis vaccine on Monday in a trial to see whether the venerable formula can protect against coronavirus. AFP
157, 000 Nigerians die of tuberculosis yearly — health minister Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze and Sodiq Omolaoye, Abuja
‘Over 581,000 Nigerians treated for TB in four years’ Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze and Sodiq Omolaoye, Abuja
76 Percent of persons affected by TB in Nigeria not on treatment — NTBLCP Nkechi Onyedika-Ugo Eze, Abuja
FG pledges N4. 3billion to Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze, Abuja
Three-drug regimen cured 90% of patients with extreme drug-resistant TB in clinical trial Chukwuma Muanya
Aisha Buhari decries Nigeria’s 600,000 new TB cases yearly Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze and Oshisanwo Damilola, Abuja