TB crisis: 1,200 Nigerians fall ill daily as funding gaps cripple response

Theabujainquirer | 16-02-2026 12:53am |

No fewer than 1,200 Nigerians develop tuberculosis (TB) every day as funding shortfalls and poor access to diagnostics continue to weaken the country’s response to the disease. Nigeria remains one of the highest TB-burden countries globally and the worst affected in Africa. Health data show that the country records about 467,000 new cases annually,

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