DR-TB occurs when TB bacteria become resistant to at least one of the first-line existing TB medications.
Remi Tinubu urges all stakeholders to redouble their efforts in striving to eliminate TB by ensuring universal access to quality TB diagnosis and treatment services.
World Tuberculosis Day is marked on 24 March every year to create awareness about the impact of the disease.
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation ranks first in Africa and sixth in the world, accounting for about 4.6 per cent of the global TB burden.
The Gates MRI initiates Phase 3 trial for the M72/AS01E TB vaccine candidate in South Africa, to address a critical gap in TB prevention efforts.
In Nigeria, one person dies of TB every five minutes despite being a curable disease.
The WHO has reported that over 82 million Africans are not getting the lifesaving treatment for hepatitis, especially as the disease is both preventable with vaccination and treatable with antivirals.
Partnership agreement forged to bolster health responses and build resilient systems, targeting major communicable diseases and global health challenges.
Nigeria marked World Tuberculosis Day with low awareness despite efforts to combat the disease, which remains a major public health threat.
Nigeria’s use of observed treatment, digital technologies, and community active case finding has yielded results.
WHO expands its five-year-old initiative to eradicate TB and highlights the pressing need for investment in new vaccine development.