The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has expressed her readiness to champion the fight against the spread of tuberculosis in Nigeria.
Buhari made the pledge on Thursday when she met with the delegation of Global Stop TB Partnership at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
She emphasised the need for regular testing and treatment for tuberculosis to reduce the spread of the disease in the country.
“We have to organise a National Workshop gathering all the Governors wives to make them fully aware that TB can be treated, TB can be cured and the testing and treatment is (are) free in Nigeria.
“(So they can) go back to their states and pass the information.’’
The wife of the president called on TB patients to always make themselves available for diagnosis and medication.
She appealed to Nigerians not to stigmatise TB patients.
In his remark, the Deputy Director…
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