Tuberculosis is one of the top ten causes of death worldwide
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World Tuberculosis day is observed on 24th march of every year to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis, and step up efforts to eliminate the disease.
Sokoto state ministry of health through TB and leprosy control unit follow their counterpart in celebrating the day by organizing a sensitization lecture as part of this year’s events, held at Epidemiology unit conference hall Specialist hospital Sokoto.
The theme for these years world tuberculosis day is” invests to TB, save lives”
Speaking, the Sokoto State Manager Tuberculosis and Leprosy Unit Dr Bello Umar Tambuwal highlighted some success recorded so far by the unit” you can see as TB is still with us a lot of people are coughing but they don’t come to hospital we manage because of the strategy and innovations to diagnose many cases”.
Bello added that.
“obviously, the cases are double in 2021 when you compare to that of 2020 year, because in 2021 we diagnose over 18,366 cases as against 2020 when we diagnose 9,267, so we are making some improvement’.
There is need for people to change their habit of not reporting TB cases regularly,hence, all TB diagnoses treatment is free, but people fear not to come to hospital for checkup thinking of spending much which is wrong all the treatment concerning TB is free of charge, Dr Bello added.
On government’s side effort in fighting against TB, the sokoto state government through ministry of health has provided 6 modern digital X-ray machines with childhood TB identification and diagnosis.
According to the Sokoto State Commissioner for Health Dr Ali Inname the machines will be installed in 6 different locations to include Illela, Tangaza, Gada, Tambuwal and Bodinga general hospitals, to improve the identification and testing especially on childrens that are affected by the disease.
