From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating tuberculosis (TB) in the country by year 2030, with a renewed focus on expanding healthcare services and community engagement.
This was made known by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, during the 2025 World TB Day Community Outreach held at Sauka Village, Airport Road Abuja on Monday.
He highlighted President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to ensuring that Nigeria is not left behind in the global TB eradication agenda by 2030.
“The President has directed and has provided a new field environment for the primary healthcare revitalisation, with over 10,000 primary healthcare centres currently being upgraded.
“In addition, we are training over 120,000 health workers at advanced levels to strengthen TB control efforts,” he said.
This is as the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu donated N1 billion from her NGO, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) to strengthen TB control efforts nationwide.
Mrs Tinubu said the disease is a deadly one that requires health emergency and urgent attention, urging Nigerians to get tested and know their TB status.
She said ending TB by 2030 is a collective responsibility of both government, traditional and religious