Tuberculosis

New York City’s Battery park witnessed a vibrant gathering of individuals from across the world on 7 May 2023, as the global tuberculosis (TB) affected community, civil society, healthcare workers, researchers, and representatives from…

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, during a news conference on Tuesday, called for joint action and collaboration between communities and the health system to bring Tuberculosis (TB) under…

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kayode Oladehinde while speaking at the symposium organised in commemoration of the 2023 World Tuberculosis Day in Abeokuta announced that free Tuberculosis( TB) tests are being carried…

Dr Ajumuka Emmanuel of KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Delta state, has said that creating awareness about Tuberculosis prevention at the grassroots is the key to ending its spread in Nigeria.  Emmanuel, who made this known in an interview on…

The Nasarawa state government has revealed that it recorded over 5000 people were affected by tuberculosis in Nasarawa state in 2022. The state commissioner for Health, Pharm. Ahmed Yahaya stated this while briefing journalists in Lafia the…

In commemoration of this year’s World Tuberculosis Day (WTD) in Nigeria, activities are in top gear as the Nigerian government and its partners renewed their commitment to the global fight against Tuberculosis, a disease that has affected…

In laboratories in Tanzania and Nairobi, rats have been trained to sniff out tuberculosis. Already known for finding land mines, the rodents could now transform the way the disease is detected. The African giant pouched rats work with…

Anambra State Ministry of Health has bagged 3 National Tuberculosis awards from the Federal Ministry of Health, National Tuberculosis Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme Department of Public Health. Read Also: Anambra…

Kaduna State Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Programme, has recorded 4,506 TB cases in the state. The State Programme Manager, Dr Sadiq Idris, made this known. He said that the programme has expanded its services in the state to…

The Director and National Coordinator, National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer, and Leprosy Control Programme, Dr. Chukwuma Anyaike, has reiterated that Tuberculosis test and treatment are free in Nigeria. He said, “Anyone coughing for two…