Nigeria, March 18 -- The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare says it is deploying new tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic technology to improve access to testing across Nigeria.

The Director of Public Health at the ministry, Charles Nzelu, disclosed this on Tuesday at a pre-World TB Day press conference in Abuja.

Mr Nzelu said the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) is spearheading the rollout of the Pluslife Mini Dock diagnostic platform, which he described as a near point-of-care technology.

He said the deployment would help expand access to molecular testing, particularly in underserved communities.

"Nigeria is rolling out over a thousand of these diagnostic pieces of equipment," he said.

Mr Nzelu said ...