Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha Buhari has urged stakeholders to intensify campaign towards ending the spread tuberculosis in the country.
Aisha said this when she received a delegation from the Global Stop TB Partnership led by their Executive Director, Dr Lucica Ditiu, at the State House, Abuja.
Represented by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women Affairs Rukayya Gurin, the first lady said, tuberculosis is curable and urged the stakeholders to sensitise the public to ensure regular diagnosis.
Aisha who emphasized the need to engage media in creating awareness to stop the spread of tuberculosis in the country, urged them to sustain the campaign.
She informed the visitors of the numerous achievements recorded by the Aisha Buhari foundation in tackling the scourge, especially by providing free diagnosis and medical treatment of TB patients.
Earlier, said that the delegation was at the state House to solicit her support to work with African first ladies to push for the agenda to stop TB.
