“About 82 per cent of snakebite victims first seek traditional treatment. These delays significantly increase the risk of death or permanent disability,” Mr Anyaike said.
He urged the media and other stakeholders to continue to support and contribute toward NTDs elimination.
“Taxation on SSB has shown an effective reduction in its consumption in countries where it is in force.”
The federal government says it is committed to attain the global best practice of nearly 20 per cent taxation on the final retail price on all sugar-sweetened beverages.
NTBLCP says that Nigeria remains among the high-burden countries for tuberculosis globally.
The diseases are a group of 20 conditions common in tropicals and associated with poverty and sub-standard living.
The programme is targeting at least 5, 000 people for free eye surgery.
