WHO urges Nigeria to increase funding for tuberculosis fight
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The World Health Organization has called on Nigeria to increase its funding and efforts to combat tuberculosis amid the rollout of new diagnostic technology. Nigeria diagnosed over 450,000 TB cases in 2025 using expanded digital detection tools, highlighting the disease's ongoing public health challenge. Increased funding is essential to improve testing access and reduce tuberculosis's impact on Nigeria's population.
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- •Nigeria diagnosed over 450,000 tuberculosis cases in 2025 using digital detection tools.
- •Nigeria rolled out new tuberculosis diagnostic technology in March 2026 to improve detection.
- •The World Health Organization officially urged Nigeria on March 17, 2026, to increase funding for tuberculosis control.
- •Nigeria encourages free tuberculosis testing uptake to enhance early diagnosis and treatment.
What Could Happen If...
- ▸If Nigeria increases funding for tuberculosis programs then tuberculosis detection and treatment coverage could expand, reducing disease transmission and mortality in Nigeria.
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