Experts urge commitment to end tuberculosis in Nigeria - Premium Times Nigeria

The event was organised by the Stop TB Partnership Nigeria and had in attendance political leaders, civil society organisations, international development partners, academics, health workers and players in TB network in the country.

Mrs Buhari, represented by an aide, Hajo Sani, said the conference was taking place at a very important time when Nigeria needs to pay more attention to TB, which she said has become the number one killer disease in the world. “ As a TB champion, I will use my position to call for more resources for TB from the government at all level in order to close the huge gap for funding of TB in Nigeria. It is only through effective ordination that we can end TB in Nigeria,” she said.Nigeria is among the 14 high-burden countries for TB, TB/HIV, and Multi-Drug Resistant TB globally. Currently, the country has the highest number of TB cases in Africa and the sixth highest in the world.

He said each undetected TB case has the potential of infecting 10 to 15 persons a year. He said the disease is preventable and curable but the burden of the disease in Nigeria is further fuelled by the missing cases which serve as a pool of reservoir for continuous transmission. She said TB needs to stop being treated as public health or clinically medicalised aliment. She said there is a need for a public-private partnership to put an end to the disease.

Mr Mule said members of the parliament have a great role to play to put an end to the menace of TB on the continent.

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