President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in New York restated Nigeria’s commitment towards the eradication of tuberculosis in the near future.
Addressing a High Level meeting on the theme: “United Against Tuberculosis: Global Action Against Global Threat” on the sidelines of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the President in a statement by his special adviser media, Femi Adesina, expressed delight that the landmark event was taking place “at a period when the pain of the disease and its dire consequences on the health and socio-economic development of many developing countries, is on the rise.”
Welcoming the adoption of what he termed “the all-important Political Declaration on: “United to End Tuberculosis: An Urgent Global Response to a Global Epidemic,” President Buhari said that this was the first global forum with dedicated focus on worldwide tuberculosis pandemic.
Acknowledging that “TB has become a global challenge that requires consistent…
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