Nasarawa State recorded 12,000 cases of tuberculosis in the
last five years, according to Dr. Aboki Danjuma, the State Coordinator,
Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Agency.
Danjuma, who spoke at a rally to mark the 2017 World
Tuberculosis Day in Lafia, said that 800 patients were treated and
certified TB-free within the period under review.
He explained that the rally was aimed at building public
awareness about Tuberculosis and efforts to eradicate it.
Danjuma charged members of the public to always seek proper
medical attention whenever they had persistent cough, and advised against close
contact with persons suspected to be infected with the disease.
Similarly, Mr Eric Tungkam, from the Family Health
Foundation, in his speech, noted that the rally was to educate members of the
public on the dangers of TB as a highly contagious disease, and how to prevent
its spread.
“This awareness campaign will help people to be cautious in
the way they relate with one another,” he said.
In their separate speeches, Alhaji Jibrin Giza, Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Health and Dr. Ibrahim Adamu, Director, Public Health
and Disease Control, said that the state government was working hard to reduce
the burden of TB and leprosy in the state.
Source:Pulse.ng
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