The government promised to complete the special clinic for neglected tropical diseases by June 2023.
Also, among five health workers confirmed infected in the line of duty, one of them died.
“The task of safeguarding the health of the nation is daunting in the face of the chaotic drug distribution system currently existing in Nigeria.”
The NMA president said that through pragmatic collaboration among stakeholders, it was possible to eliminate leprosy.
Francis Faduyile, Special Adviser to the governor on Health, disclosed this in an interview on Sunday in Akure.
The doctors are calling for 15 per cent annual budgetary allocation, in line with the 2001 Abuja declaration for healthcare financing in Africa.
It said that the investment translated to providing more than 1.9 million Nigerians with access to antiretroviral treatment (ART).
According to Mr Nasir, cat’s faeces can carry the infection known as toxoplasmosis, only found in cats that go outdoors and hunt prey.
Nigeria recorded 23,550 suspected cases of cholera in 2022, with Borno taking the lead with 12,459 cases.
“Today in Nigeria and across the world, both natural and orthodox medicines are being practised concurrently,” the NNMDA boss explained.
