TB: Aisha Buhari Advocates Synergy To End Epidemic In Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
March 21, 2019
The wife of the President Aisha Buhari, has advocated for moresynergy among stakeholders to end the spread of tuberculosis epidemic inNigeria.
Aisha made the call at the TB Outreach Programme organised byher Future Assured initiative in collaboration with Stop TB Partnership inNigeria, an NGO in Abuja. The programme was organised to commemorate the WorldTuberculosis Day at Kobe Villa, Kuruduma District in Abuja.
The wife of the president, who led the awareness campaign to thevillage, urged Nigerians to go for regular tuberculosis test and treatment toensure that TB was eliminated in Nigeria.
Aisha therefore urged tuberculosis patients to take theirmedication regularly as the ailment was curable. She also called on Nigeriansto go for regular diagnosis for early detection and treatment to ensure theelimination of the killer disease.
The United Nations Committee on Tuberculosis, TB in 2018 appointedAisha Buhari as the UN Special Ambassador to end TB in the country.