Despite being a preventable and curable disease, tuberculosis remains a significant public health challenge in Nigeria.
According to the 2024 World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report, approximately 10.8 million people worldwide developed TB in 2023, with 1.6 million deaths recorded. Nigeria, unfortunately, ranks sixth globally and first in Africa for TB burden.
The report also revealed that Nigeria recorded over 360,000 TB cases in 2023, marking a 26 percent…
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