Tuberculosis kills 18 Nigerians every hour – WHO repo

Tuberculosis kills 18 Nigerians every hour – WHO report


She also said that 150,000 Nigerians were killed by Tuberculosis across the country in the year 2019.
Speaking at a media engagement with health reporters from seven states via Zoom, Mrs Uko said 138,573 TB cases have been identified in Nigeria in 2020 with the patients placed on treatment.
She said Nigeria is ranked 1st in Africa in terms of countries with TB burdens and 6th globally.
“Most Nigerians are not aware of TB and so we believed no Nigerian should die of TB when the treatment and diagnosis are free in the government health facility.
“So, we brought media practitioners to help educate the general public about TB,” she said.

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