AHF Builds Partnership Against Tuberculosis In Nasarawa State

In commemoration of the 2019 World Tuberculosis day, AIDS Healthcare Foundation , has indicated readiness, to harness necessary support and partnership to tame the incidences of the disease in Nasarawa State.

AHF Country Program Director, Dr. Echey Ijezie, during his address said the choice of Keffi, Nasarawa state, ‘‘is to respond to the reality of high TB incidence being recorded in Nasarawa state, by leveraging on AHF’s public engagement speciality to create awareness, educate the people, but importantly getting them to test for both TB and HIV/AIDS.

“This call is particularly crucial for Nigeria, because of the country’s TB status: 407,000 people in Nigeria have TB each year, while the country is ranked 7th among the 30 high TB burden countries and second in Africa with 154,000 people dying each year from TB. There is a missing 300,000 cases of TB in Nigeria, 300, 000 people with TB but unaware, or are not on treatment.”

Also speaking, Director Primary HealthCare, Keffi Local Government Area , Alhaji Gambo Ibrahim, appreciated the effort of AHF in coming to Keffi and said the local government will offer the necessary assistance to ensure TB is stamped out totally.

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