Kaduna records 4,506 TB cases in 5 months — Official

The Kaduna State Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Programme on Tuesday has recorded 4,506 TB cases in the state .

The State Programme Manager, DrSadiq Idris, made this known to the Newsmen in Kaduna.

‘This represents a 114 per cent  increase when compared to Q1 of 2021 TB case findings,” he said, addind that the programme has expanded its services in the state to 976 treatment centres and all patients have been placed on free treatment.

He added that the programme planned to intensify its tuberculosis case finding activities through community active search, increased access to services through dots expansion, intensified out-patients door screening and tuberculosis patient contact investigation.