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The National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) says over 2,000 positive tuberculosis cases have been detected in the first
African Diseases Prevention and Research Development Initiative (ADRAP), a Nigeria-based non-governmental public health institution has commenced next round of training, aimed at building the capacity of no fewer than 4,000 health workers in Africa on tuberculosis ...
Almost half of the 67 million children who missed out on routine vaccination between 2019 and 2021 live on the African continent, and as of the end of 2021, India and Nigeria, which are described in the report as “countries with very large birth cohorts”, had the highest numbers of children who hadn’t received a single routine vaccination.
Dr Ugochukwu Chukwulobelu, Programme Manager, Anambra State Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Management, says the state ranks highest in Childhood Tuberculosis (TB) contribution in Nigeria. Chukwulobelu made the disclosure at the ongoing stakeholders’ engagement organised by the Federal Ministry of Health, in partnership with the KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation and Breakthrough Action Nigeria, on Thursday in
“Our major challenge with Childhood TB control in the state is that parents are scared… Some of them think the medical personnel want to use their children’s stool for ‘juju’”.