The Kaduna State Government has said that 32,297 cases of tuberculosis were detected in the state in 2023, but has improved in Tuberculosis case detection, and reduced the risk of spreading the disease.
The State Commissioner for Health, Umma Kaltume-Ahmed spoke at a press conference to mark the World Tuberculosis Day celebration in Kaduna today.
She said Tuberculosis case detection in the state has increased, from 21,557 cases in 2022 to 32,297 in 2023.
She said the development showed a significant improvement in case finding compared to 53 per cent obtained in 2022., and reflects the improved support the State TB program receives from the State Government and the development partners.
The Commissioner said, the 2024 World TB Day themed “Yes, We Can End TB”, and with the Slogan “No Gree For TB, Check Am O.” is a follow-up call to the commitment made by Global leaders at the UN high-level meeting on TB in New York 4 years ago to support the target to end the TB epidemic by the year 2030 via supporting the scale-up of TB access to prevention, diagnosis and treatment, sustainable financing including research and ending stigma and discrimination against people affected by TB.
According to the Commissioner, tuberculosis remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers. “Each Day, over 4,100 people lose their lives to TB, and close to 28,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease.
She also said the State’s treatment success rate is about 98.4 per cent indicating that the diagnosed cases of TB were managed successfully
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