Nigeria, March 24 -- Speaking at a press briefing in Kaduna to commemorate the 2026 World Tuberculosis Day, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Aishatu Abubakar-Sadiq, highlighted the state's progress and renewed commitment to tackling the disease.

She noted that the global theme, Yes We Can End TB, reflects commitments made by world leaders at the United Nations high-level meeting on tuberculosis to eliminate the disease by 2030 through stronger prevention, diagnosis, treatment, funding, and efforts to combat stigma.

Providing further details, Abubakar-Sadiq revealed that every detected case in the state was placed on treatment, ensuring full enrolment, while Kaduna achieved a 98.7 per cent treatment success rate-surpassing th...