NO fewer than 300 patients died of tuberculosis out of over 6,000 cases recorded in Ogun State, in 2023. The Senior Programme Officer of the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria, IHVN, Ms Florinda Olawusi, disclosed this in Abeokuta, while speaking with newsmen at the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day. Olawusi expressed concern over a 100% rise from 2019, adding that according to data from the IHVN and USAID TB-LON 3 project for Ogun State, 3000 cases were recorded in 2019. She noted that 95% of the patients were already placed on…
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