The Kano State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (KNS-TBLCP) says it detected 26,271 TB cases in 2022.

The state TB programme manager, Ibrahim Gano, stated this during the TIFA-SOFT project dissemination meeting on Thursday in Kano.

He said 9,941 cases were detected in the last quarter of 2022, the highest quarterly TB notification figure ever in Nigeria.

He said that any untreated TB patient could transmit the disease to about 10 -15 people within a year, adding that Kano was one of the five high TB burden states.

Mr Gano said the government, in collaboration with partners, accorded a premium to quality healthcare delivery and the well-being of residents to make the state TB-Free.

He said the government has expanded TB diagnostic equipment to cover distant communities across the state.

“The state government has deployed mobile TB screening tools and machines for TB screening and diagnosis. Training of healthcare workers on TB diagnosis, treatment and reporting,” he said.

Earlier, Iboro Girdon, the project coordinator of the Tuberculosis Implementation Framework Agreement and Social Franchise for TB Contact Investigation (TIFA-SOFT), said the project was designed to improve the uptake of TB prevention therapy across private health facilities in the state.

She said the project seeks to increase contact investigation and screening in the facilities.

(NAN)