The state administration of Rivers estimates that 9000 TB patients are missing from the state’s villages.
In the last two years, 12,500 people were diagnosed with tuberculosis and treated, according to the state’s Ministry of Health.
The state administration stated that its goal was to eradicate the disease by 2030, and that further efforts were needed to attain this goal.
Dr. Ndidi Utchay, the Permanent Secretary of the Rivers State Ministry of Health, announced this on Thursday in Port Harcourt at an event commemorating the 2022 World Tuberculosis Day, titled “Invest to End TB, Save Lives.”
Over 9,000 people living with the disease are still missing in the state’s rural villages, according to Utchay, who added that 12,500 afflicted people were treated between 2020 and so far this year.
The permanent secretary observed that over 800 people were diagnosed and treated in 2021, but expressed sadness that over 9,000 people were remained missing.
She mentioned that youths in the productive age group were the most affected.
Utchay stated, “In the last two years, we diagnosed and treated over 12,500 persons affected with tuberculosis in the state. The year 2021 was quite eventful, with over 8,000 persons diagnosed and treated.
“Fortunately, tuberculosis is curable and is among the diseases marked for eradication by the World Health Organisation. In Rivers State, the end TB strategy continues to guide our resolve to eliminate the ailment before the year 2030 with a focus on the three pillars of integrated patient-centered care and prevention, bold policies and supportive systems, and intensified research and innovation.
“Our determination to end TB informed the expansion of diagnostic service points from 12 rapid diagnostic machines (Genexpet) to 17 machines with a new 16-module genexpert diagnostic machine recently installed at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital a2 DOTS centers and 121 microscopy sites for monitoring of treatment.
“With the support of our partners, we have introduced new diagnostic equipment such as the TB Lamp, Trunat, and LF Lamp to ensure that our people have access to TB diagnostic and treatment services, which have been and will continue to be free-of-charge.
“The decision to organise corporate stakeholders in achieving the elimination of TB was premised on the remarkable success in TB case notification of over 8,000 TB infected persons diagnosed and treated.”
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