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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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Breaking: TB kills 18 persons per hour in Nigeria


By Steve Oko
No fewer than 18 persons die of tuberculosis per hour in Nigeria according to a report by the World Health Organization, WHO.
The Director, National Tuberculosis & Leprosy Control Programme, Mrs. Itohowo Uko who disclosed this in a virtual media seminar with select newsmen in Abia and Enugu, said that “TB kills more people than covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria”.
She said that about 150,000 persons died of tuberculosis in Nigeria in 2019 alone according to the WHO report.
According to the NTLCP Director, the inability of TB patients to access medication during the covid-19 lockdown worsened the spread of tuberculosis in the country. ....

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