The United Nations (UN) has said that no fewer than 1.6 million people are killed annually by tuberculosis, noting the disease would lead to loss of $1 trillion in economic terms by the year 2050. UN Secretary-General, Secretary-General António Guterres, said at an interactive dialogue with civil society groups that social drivers of the disease […]
For Nigeria to achieve reduction in Tuberculosis (TB) burden, stakeholders in TB control have called for urgent action against the increasing cases of undetected TB in the country. The stakeholders are calling for renewed political commitment and increased domestic funding to tackle the menace. Citing the 2017 WHO Global TB report, the experts described the […]
The fact that Cancer is responsible for more deaths than HIV-AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis put together has again been brought to the fore by the First Lady of Ondo State and the founder of the Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN), Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu. Speaking at the 20th Anniversary and 3rd International Symposium on Breast […]
The 2017 Global TB Report has ranked Nigeria amongst the 14 countries with high rate of Tuberculosis, Human Immune Virus, HIV/AIDs and Multidrugs Resistant Tuberculosis, MDR-TB in the world. The country is also ranked 7th among the 30 high TB burden countries and 2nd in Africa. Minister of Health, professor Isaac Adewole who […]
Global Health Partners and Implementers from 13 countries – including Nigeria – with a high burden of Tuberculosis (TB) have launched a programme to find and treat 1.5 million missing cases of TB by the end of 2019. The new initiative is important in stopping the spread of TB and reaching the global goal of […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new advice on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for the most serious circumstances. The advice is among the additions to the WHO Model list of essential medicines for 2017, which includes medicines for HIV, hepatitis C, tuberculosis and leukaemia. The updated list […]
No fewer than 200 children have been confirmed to have tuberculosis disease in Sara town, Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa. The Head of Department (HOD) of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the state, Alhaji Muhammad Maisamari, confirmed this on Monday through the Information Officer of the affected local government council, Malam Nasiru Yusif. […]
Worried by the appalling annual human toll of Tuberculosis (TB) and given the acknowledged difficulties in detecting TB in children, there is need for additional study and focus on the burden of disease in children, according to a study carried out by researchers at the University of Sheffield, Imperial College London, and TB Alliance. TB […]
Despite tremendous progress in the fight against tuberculosis, almost half a million sufferers grapple with multi-drug resistant strains which are far harder to treat. The situation is worsened in Nigeria by co-infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), despite the over 37 million lives saved, much more needs […]