8,629 Tuberculosis cases treated out of 14,908 cases identified in Niger

8,629 cases of tuberculosis were treated retired of the 14,908 cases identified successful Niger State, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed.

The organization, however, warned against underfunding for tuberculosis attraction and prevention.
Dr Murtala Bagana, the Commissioner for Health made the disclosure during a property briefing to commemorate the 2026 World Tuberculosis Day successful Minna.

He explained that Niger State information arsenic of 2025, showed 127,410 full presumptive and 126,228 presumptive tested, stressing that the full of 14,908 cases of TB were identified, of which 8,629 were afloat cured with their diagnostic tools, including the Genexpert Machine, Trunat Machine, T LAMP and PDX Machine.”

The commissioner stated, “The large situation threatening the advancement towards the 2030 elimination people is reductions successful planetary donor backing from 2025 onwards.”

Represented by the ministry’s imperishable secretary, Dr Abdullahi Usman, Bagana promised that the authorities government, done the TB and Leprosy Control Programme, was poised to determination to a higher level to destruct TB by 2030.

WHO nationalist nonrecreational officer, TB, North Central Zone, Dr Hananiya Dauda, successful his remarks, observed that lone 8 per cent of the 18 per cent of the funds expected had been accessed and warned that if funds and commodities for tuberculosis cure are not provided by the authorities government, th...