Aluta News No fewer than 67,603 Tuberculosis (TB) patients are currently on treatment in nine states as of March 31, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. Dr Ibrahim Umar, Programme Manager, State Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control, made the disclosure in an interview with the NAN on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Aluta News May 12, 2023 Health experts at a media training on Tuberculosis (TB) say that unexplained consistent weight loss in children can be as a result of TB. According to them, other signs and symptoms of suggestive of TB in children include failure to thrive or gain weight,Continue Reading
By Aluta News April 15, 2022 Dr Rasheed Odunola, the Director, Health Services, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has advised people with Tuberculosis (TB) to avoid sleeping in the same room with their loved ones. Odunola, who gave this advice while speaking with newsmen at the university on Friday,Continue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 24, 2022 Dr Betta Edu, Cross River Commissioner for Health on Thursday in Calabar said the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) globally and in Nigeria in particular remained worrisome. Edu said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as the world commemorates 2022Continue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 10, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says more Nigerians know about COVID-19 than Tuberculosis (TB) in spite of the fact that TB has been in the country for about 129 years. Dr Amos Omoniyi, WHO’s National Professional Officer (NPO) TB/HIV, Nigeria Country Office, said thisContinue Reading
