157, 000 Nigerians die of tuberculosis yearly — health minister

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“There are 64,000 children, out of the estimated 429,000 TB cases in Nigeria in 2018 and about 157,000 annual death due to TB in the most productive age of 15-34 years….”

The minister stated this, when the delegation of the Joint United Nations Mission on TB and Non-Communicable Diseases visited the ministry in Abuja.

He said: “We strongly believe that an effective primary healthcare system is indispensable in detecting and treating TB and NCDs.“TB and NCDs are topical problems in Nigeria, and both diseases cause high morbidity and mortality at a high cost to individuals and families. They affect the Gross Domestic Product and leave many families without financial support.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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