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Nigeria has been identified as one of the countries with the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in Africa, accounting for 20 per cent of the continent’s TB cases, according to the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme.
This revelation has raised concerns among health experts, who note that the country’s high population and inadequate healthcare infrastructure exacerbate the spread of the disease.
A Public Health expert, Dr. Hananiya Dauda Samuel, in his…
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