The World Health Organization (WHO) has started a comprehensive intervention package to help the state of Borno’s TB condition.
At the start of a 10-day training aimed at enhancing the ability of sixty Tuberculosis (TB) and Leprosy control program officers in the state, Dr. Ibrahim Salisu, the WHO state coordinator, disclosed this information.
He stated that in order to enhance case detection and treatment, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum had requested that training be done in batches during the North East Commissioners for Health Forum in January of this year.
Salisu stated that the humanitarian crisis in the area has made the situation in Borno state much worse and that TB is a disease of global significance.
Therefore, increasing case detection and treatment requires a deliberate effort. Thus, the necessity of this crucial training. As a result, I implore every participant to treat this instruction with the gravity it merits,” Salisu stated.
The WHO coordinator promised to deliver necessary case identification, treatment, and data management along with technical assistance, medications, and supplies.
438 healthcare institutions in the state of Borno provide tuberculosis (TB) services in an attempt to control the disease, according to Professor Baba Malum Gana, the commissioner for health and human services. Dr. Goni Abba, the director of public health, was present during the announcement.
He warned that those with weakened immune systems were more vulnerable to TB and urged people to report anyone exhibiting suspicious signs to the closest medical facility.
Two individuals involved The program was deemed relevant by Mohammed Umar, the coordinator of TB for Gwoza and Hauwa Inuwa in Maiduguri city, who also pledged to extend the training to additional frontline health workers.