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TB cases to skyrocket if nothing is done to control it — Dr. Adusi Poku

TB cases to skyrocket if nothing is done to control it — Dr. Adusi Poku

The Programmes Manager for the National Tuberculosis Control, Dr. Yaw Adusi Poku has revealed that the number of Tuberculosis cases in Ghana is expected to increase if actions are not taken to tackle the disease.

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Gov’t told to treat tuberculosis as you treat HIV/AIDS

Gov’t told to treat tuberculosis as you treat HIV/AIDS

Member of Parliament (MP) for Nabdam Constituency in the Upper East Region, Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane is imploring government to treat tuberculosis (TB) as a serious matter and fund it the same way as it

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Ghana detected 16,650 TB cases in 2022

Ghana detected 16,650 TB cases in 2022

A total of 16,650 cases of tuberculosis (TB) were detected in the country last year. This is an increase of 20 per cent of the 13,278 cases detected in 2021. The Programme Manager of the

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UEW COLANG Holds Public Lecture on Tuberculosis

UEW COLANG Holds Public Lecture on Tuberculosis

To commemorate the 2022 World Tuberculosis Day, the College of Languages Education (COLANG), University of Education, Winneba (UEW), has organised a public lecture as well as tuberculosis (TB) screening and counseling for patrons in Ajumako

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Morounfolu Olugbosi writes: Progress on TB can be achieved in Africa

Morounfolu Olugbosi writes: Progress on TB can be achieved in Africa

The news in many parts of the world is that tuberculosis (TB) is reclaiming the title of the world’s most deadly infection, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to kill an estimated 1,450 people daily

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Study reveals 25.2% of tuberculosis patients showed resistance to known TB drugs

Study reveals 25.2% of tuberculosis patients showed resistance to known TB drugs

Resistance to tuberculosis drugs has become a major threat to the control of the disease globally. Ghanaian scientists with support from the Global Fund, WHO and the Ghana National TB Control Program, conducted the first

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Ghana observes World TB Day in Accra

Ghana observes World TB Day in Accra

Ghana, on Friday observed this year’s World Tuberculosis (TB) Day with a call on the public to help find persons living with TB but not yet diagnosed. Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu, the Minister for Health,

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World TB Day: HFFG calls for more investment to save lives

World TB Day: HFFG calls for more investment to save lives

Around the world, 3 people lose their lives to Tuberculosis every minute. But, with urgent and increased funding, we can put an end to this preventable and curable disease. According to the Country Coordinating Mechanism