Nigeria’s TB Burden: 71,000 Die Annually Despite Free Treatment

Leadership | 21-08-2025 11:07pm |

Tuberculosis (TB), one of the world’s oldest and deadliest infectious diseases, continues to claim tens of thousands of Nigerian lives each year despite being preventable and curable. In 2023 alone, Nigeria recorded 71,000 TB-related deaths, ranking first in Africa and sixth globally among high-burden countries, according to the 2024 World Health Organisation (WHO) Global TB

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