The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme (NTBLCP) has called for inclusion of Tuberculosis (TB) treatment and care into the National Health Insurance to enable people to have easy access to TB services.
The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme ( NTBLCP ) has called for inclusion of Tuberculosis (TB) treatment and care into the National Health Insurance to enable people to have easy access to TB services.
Head, Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation (ACSM) Unit at the NTBLCP, Dr Jemila Amin, who made the call at the TB advocacy meeting organised by the Debriche Health Development Centre (DHDC), decried the low level of awareness and stressed the need for increased advocacy to enlighten Nigerians about the disease. She noted that the government has made TB test and treatment free for six months, adding that people can enter into any government facility, get tested and treated
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