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AIDs, TB, and Malaria Network Trains Stakeholders In FCT

AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Network has organized a two day step-down training in Abuja for stakeholders implementing the Global Fund Grant Cycle Seven project across the FCT. The FCT Coordinator for the control of Tuberculosis, Mr. Nathaniel Salifu said the training was to acquaint the participants on the National Community System Strengthening Framework and the National Community-Led Monitoring System for Disease Response to guide their operations at the grassroots. He […]

todayAugust 16, 2025

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First Lady Boosts FCT’s TB Fight With New Diagnostic Machine

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has strengthened the Federal Capital Territory’s tuberculosis (TB) response with the donation of a new diagnostic machine to the Dutsen Makaranta Primary Health Centre, Abuja, under her Renewed Hope Initiative health outreach. Represented by the wife of the Kwara State Governor, Prof. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, Mrs. Tinubu said the equipment would enhance early detection and treatment, particularly in underserved areas, noting that TB […]

todayAugust 8, 2025

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Ending TB: Hold Parliamentarians Accountable-Amobi G Ogah

The Global TB Caucus with her partners (Stop TB Partnership Geneva, the Global Fund, FIND, Light Consortium, WACI Health, and others) recently held the 5th Africa TB Summit 2024 in the National Assembly of Nigeria with support of the AIDS, TB and Malaria Control Committee, convening parliamentarians from eighteen (18) African countries (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, […]

todayJanuary 15, 2025

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Health Experts Seek Tb Specific Legislation For Nigeria

Stakeholders in Tuberculosis control and elimination have stressed the need for the Federal government to enact a law that is Tuberculosis Specific to address challenges of TB elimination in the country. The experts who spoke at the sideline of the 2024 National Tuberculosis Conference in Abuja said the law will prohibit stigma and discrimination against tuberculosis (TB) patients in Nigeria. The Executive Director of Debridge Health Development Centre, Deborah Ike […]

todayDecember 15, 2024

At least one Nigerian dies every five minutes as a result of Tuberculosis, (TB) disease.

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Tuberculosis: Experts Seek More Political Commitment To Curb Disease

At least one Nigerian dies every five minutes as a result of Tuberculosis, (TB) disease. Experts in health and Tuberculosis control, have expressed worry over the negative TB data in Nigeria, this is as new data reveals that one Nigerian dies every five minutes as a result of Tuberculosis disease. Also in 2022, out of the 424,000 tuberculosis-related deaths in Africa about 97,900 occurred in Nigeria which is the highest […]

todayMarch 19, 2024

National consultation on public-private partnership to end TB in Nigeria

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Health Stakeholders Woo Private Sector On Importance Of Tuberculosis Control

Public and private sector, Health Experts in Tuberculosis control, and Civil Society Organisations have converged in Abuja to find workable solutions to address the challenges bedevilling Tuberculosis control in Nigeria. The event is being organised by the Stop TB Partnership, National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme (NTBLCP) as well as the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and USAID Speaking on the status of TB PPM in […]

todayNovember 30, 2023

Health

Stakeholders Review Progress In TB Control, Prevention, Treatment

Stakeholder's in the fight against Tuberculosis have converged on Abuja to review the progress made by Nigeria in the Country Targets and Political Declaration of the 2018 United Nations High Level Meeting. At the occasion, the Director, Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Chukwuma Anyaike explained that Nigeria had made progress in the nation's Tuberculosis response especially in the areas of case findings, funding, prevention and treatment but was […]

todaySeptember 8, 2023

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House Committee On TB, HIV To Reduce Burden On Nigeria

The House of Representives Commitee on HIV, AIDS, Tuberculosis says it will ensure adequate implementation of legislations geared towards reducing the burden of these diseases in the country. The Chairman of the Committee, Mr Amobi Godwin, who stated this while briefing the house press corps at the National Assembly in Abuja assured that where such legislations are inadequate, the committee would work to provide the needed amendment to such existing […]

todayJuly 31, 2023