National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Director in the Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs Itohowo Uko, has said Tuberculosis kills 18 Nigerians every hour. She said the statistic was based on World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Global report 2020.
She also said that 150,000 Nigerians were killed by Tuberculosis across the country in the year 2019. Mrs Uko, while speaking at a media engagement with health reporters from seven states via Zoom, said 138,573 TB cases have been identified in Nigeria in 2020 with the patients placed on treatment. She noted that Nigeria is ranked 1st in Africa in terms of countries with TB burdens and 6th globally.
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