About 26,271 cases of Tuberculosis, (TB), have been diagnosed and notified in Kano State in 2022 by the Kano State TB and Leprosy Control Programme.
Kano State TB Programme Manager, Dr. Ibrahim Aliyu, disclosed this during the TIFA-SOFT project dissemination meeting in Kano.
Aliyu said 9,941 patients were detected in the last quarter of this year, and the figure is the highest quarterly TB notification ever in Nigeria.
He also noted that any untreated TB patient could transmit the disease to about 10–15 people within one year.
Also speaking, the project coordinator, Tuberculosis Implementation Framework Agreement and Social Franchise for TB Contact Investigation, (TIFA-SOFT), Iboro Gordon, said the project is designed to improve the uptake of TB prevention therapy across the health facilities in the state.
(Editor: Anoyoyo Ogiagboviogie)
