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Nigeria: Bauchi detects 13,908 TB cases, registers 12,092 drug-susceptible cases in 2024

Nigeria: Bauchi detects 13,908 TB cases, registers 12,092 drug-susceptible cases in 2024

Africa Links 24 with Ishola Michael
Published on 2025-03-24 13:08:36

Bauchi State has reported the detection of 13,908 drug-susceptible tuberculosis (TB) cases and the registration of 12,092 cases on treatment, compared to 9,332 in 2023.

The disclosure was made by the State Commissioner of Health, Dr Sani Mohammed Dambam, during the 2025 World TB Day commemoration held on Monday in Bauchi.

He revealed that with an estimated TB target of 18,696 in 2024, the State achieved a 65% performance in TB Case notification, and out of the 9,069 new TB cases detected…

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