The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced its first prequalification of a tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic test, marking a significant breakthrough in tackling one of the deadliest…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has committed to assisting Enugu State in its battle against Tuberculosis (TB) and working towards the elimination of the disease within…
Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the Governor of Anambra State, Nigeria, has initiated comprehensive tuberculosis control programmes through the state’s Ministry of Health. These efforts are being carried…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that in 2022, more than 2.5 million individuals in Africa contracted tuberculosis (TB), equivalent to one person every 13…
Tuberculosis (TB) is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause from a single infectious agent, ranking above HIV/AIDS. In 2016, 2.5 million…
The U.S.A, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic laboratory equipment worth TZS 424,361,043 – about $182,993 – to…
The Manhica Health Research Centre in Mozambique (CISM), on Wednesday, said that it would assess the efficacy of the Bacillus of Calmette and Guerin (BCG) tuberculosis…
The mining companies say they are well-positioned to support the COVID-19 response due to decades of experience combatting tuberculosis and HIV-AIDS among workers, including the creation of on-site treatment facilities.
Global Fund says it will invest about $500 million over the next three years to fight Tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria and 10 other African countries, which…