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…As Gov Ben Ayade launches wellness on wheels Truck TB response and indeed several other diseases challenging the health sector suffered huge set back in Year 2020 as attention was concentrated on COVID-19 response. This was not the case in Cross River state, as the state Ministry of Health was able to sustain and even
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Abia residents warned of possible outbreak of disease, as cows test positive for Bovine Tuberculosis
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The fight against tuberculosis could be set back by more than five years due to the coronavirus pandemic, risking an additional 1.4 million TB deaths and 6.3 million infections by 2025, report say. The Stop TB Partnership is a Geneva-based international body leading the global fight against the respiratory illness that infects more than 10
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ABUJA — THE Federal Government said it had concluded arrangements to convert tuberculosis’ diagnostic machines in the country coronavirus’ detection machines.
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As recalled retired health workers report for duties By Joseph Erunke THE federal government said it had concluded arrangements to convert tuberculosis’ diagnostic machines in the country coronavirus’ detection machines. This came as retired health workers recalled by the federal government to assist in combating the disease reported for duties. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire,
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Nasarawa State Commissioner for Health, Mr Ahmed Yahaya, says that the state has recorded 12,733 tuberculosis (TB) cases between 2015 and 2019. The commissioner stated while addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Lafia to commemorate 2020 ‘World- Tuberculosis-day.’ He explained that 21 per cent of the infected persons within this period were discovered to have TB
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ABUJA–EXPERTS have expressed fears that unless government at all levels intensify efforts,Nigeria may not meet the 2030 target in eradicating Tuberculosis (TB) in the country.
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By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – No fewer than 581,000 Nigerians have received treatment for Tuberculosis between 2015 and 2020 in 12 states of the country, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has said. The treatments, which were provided under the Challenge TB programme funded by USAID, marked an increase in coverage of from
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Nigeria is applying for 890 million dollars grant from Global Fund to reduce the burden of HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria from 2021 to 2023. Mr Dozie Ezechukwu, the Executive Secretary, Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) Global Fund Nigeria, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. CCM Nigeria, the
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By Luminous Jannamike Wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, has appointed wife of the Vice President, Dolapo Osinbajo, and the 36 States’ First Ladies as national tuberculosis Champions to influence the fight to end the disease in Nigeria. Speaking at the investiture ceremony in Abuja yesterday, Mrs Buhari, who is Global TB Ambassador and
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