March 29
Nigeria: Nigeria's First Lady Donates N1 Billion to Support Fight Against Tuberculosis
Mrs Tinubu dedicated the investiture to one of her staff, who she said lost his life to the disease, and to others with similar fate. Read more »
March 20
Nigeria: Gates Institute Continues Vaccine Trial Against Tuberculosis
The World Health Organisation estimates that 10.6 million people globally fell ill with TB, 1.3 million died in 2022. Read more »
November 27, 2023
Nigeria: Who Raises Alarm Over 'Rise of TB Infection' in Borno
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State said his state has lost about 50 per cent of its health institutions to insurgency and that many staff had been abducted, making health care… Read more »
April 20, 2023
Nigeria: Anambra, Highest in Childhood Tuberculosis in Nigeria - Official
"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"'. Read more »
April 21, 2022
Nigeria: Coverup in Nigerian Prison As TB Hits, Kills Several Inmates
Senior officials, including those in charge of the facility in Katsina, have attempted a coverup to avoid accountability, sources told this newspaper. Read more »