TB

The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending Tuberculosis (TB) as it joined the global community to mark World Tuberculosis Day 2026 at Molete Primary Health Centre, Ibadan South West Local Government Area. Speaking…
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The Oyo State Government, through the Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA), has conducted an integrated outreach programme at Ajegunle Market in Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo Town. The outreach which featured free HIV…
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Tuberculosis cases in England surged by 13 per cent in 2024, marking a continued rise in recent years, according to new data published on Thursday by the UK Health Security Agency. PUNCH Online reports that the UKHSA shared this on the…
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As part of activities intensify awareness creation on Tuberculosis in Oyo state, one of the development partners in the state, USAID Breakthrough Action Nigeria, BA-N has taken TB awareness campaign to Bodija International market, Ibadan.…
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Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge globally, with Nigeria bearing a considerable burden, particularly among children. According to the 2023 Global Tuberculosis Report, globally, an estimated 44.7 million…
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Oyo State Government has called on citizens of the state, especially the vulnerable to access the free tuberculosis testing and treatment window that it would make available for the commemoration of this year’s national childhood…
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Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the Regional Director for Africa at the World Health Organization, has said that around 2.5 million Africans, resulting to one person every 13 seconds, got tuberculosis in 2022. Dr Moeti stated this in her remarks…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday raised an alarm over what it termed an “increasing rate of Tuberculosis (TB) infection in Borno.” The organisation’s Head of Mission/Country Representative, Dr Walter Mulombo, expressed the…
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Oyo state Commissioner for health, Dr Olabode Oladipo has called for aggressive case finding and awareness on the scourge of Tuberculosis, with a view to reducing the spate of the disease in the state. Dr Oladipo stated this while…
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Market men and women, especially the elderly, at Agbaje, Agbeni, Ayeye, Ogunpa among other markets in Ibadan trooped out in their numbers to benefit from a free medical service organized by the Oyo state primary health care board.…
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