The House of Representatives on Thursday tasked the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency set up a private sector-driven Trust Fund that will mobilise funds for the Tuberculosis (TB) response in Nigeria. The lawmakers also harped on the…
Niger govt receives 50 motorcycles, three trucks to combat tuberculosis, others
Niger State Government has taken delivery of 50 Motorcycles and 3 pickup trucks presented to it by Global Fund in collaboration with the Federal Government to combat Tuberculosis, Leprosy, Malaria, and HIV. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago received the donated items…
Weight loss in children can be sign of tuberculosis – Experts
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…
Funding shortage puts future fight against pandemics at risk (Guardian)
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announces it has awarded to date a total of $4 billion to more than 100 low- and middle-income countries to fight COVID-19, adapt Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV), Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria…
Aisha Buhari to deliver UN address on tuberculosis, funding, others (Sun)
Wife the President, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)’s High Level Meeting on Tuberculosis, where she will speak on issues of increased political commitment, funding and robust partnerships. Buhari left Abuja, yesterday, with…