High TB burden in Nigeria tied to poverty as govt explores community testing

Ahead of the 20226 World Tuberculosis Day, the Nigerian government has highlighted the persistent gaps and disease burden of TB, estimating an annual 510,000 cases of the disease, of which 61,000 are children and young adolescents between the ages of 0-14 years. Tuberculosis has also been associated with economic deprivation, poverty, undernutrition, overcrowding, and unemployment,

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