They say the government should provide treatment equipment in each local government area in the country.
Tuberculosis experts have urged government at all levels to significantly increase domestic funding of the fight against the disease.The World TB Day is celebrated on March 24 every year to raise awareness on TB as well as reflect on the progress in the fight against the disease.
The minister, represented by Felix Ogenyi, Director General Services, said most of the people most affected by the burden of the disease are Nigerians aged 15- 44 years. He said this invariably affects the economy. He said the government has also procured more Genexpert machines, increasing the number from 32 in 2012 to 397 in 2018. He said the machines were also donated to the private sector.
In addition, Nigeria is among the 30 high TB burden countries and also among the 14 countries on all the three WHO lists of high burden countries for TB, MDR-TB and TB/HIV.
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