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Nigeria: Nigeria records 467,000 tuberculosis cases in 2023 – Report

Nigeria: Nigeria records 467,000 tuberculosis cases in 2023 – Report

Africa Links 24 with Kazeem Biriowo
Published on 2024-12-10 16:55:08

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2024 has revealed that Nigeria recorded approximately 467,000 tuberculosis cases in 2023.

The report also showed that an estimated 10.8 million people developed TB in 2023, with 1.6 million people losing their lives, and 12% of the global burden affecting the most vulnerable which are the children and young adolescents

The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu in her special remarks at the ongoing 2024 National TB Conference in…

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