Stop TB Partnership Nigeria

04/12/2025

The involvement of the First Ladies, both at the national and state levels, has been transformative for the TB response. They act as Global and National Stop TB Champions, translating a health issue into a high-level political priority.

High-Level Advocacy: First Ladies host and participate in critical events, such as the Stop TB Partnership Board Meetings, to keep TB on the national and global political agenda.

Resource Pledges: This political engagement converts into tangible support. For example, the First Lady of Nigeria has made significant financial pledges to bolster TB control efforts through her initiatives, demonstrating strong political will and country ownership.

Community Engagement: They champion grassroots mobilization, often investing in community outreach, awareness campaigns, and the deployment of diagnostic tools like TB-LAMP machines to underserved areas. This directly addresses the need for early case detection and breaking the chain of transmission.

04/12/2025

04/12/2025

04/12/2025

Stop TB Partnership Nigeria Executive Secretary Mr. Mayowa Joel, at the ICASA 2025 TB Pre-Conference organised by the Africa Coalition on TB (ACT), the momentum to END TB in Ghana and across Africa reached a powerful new high!
Held at the Accra International Conference Centre, the meeting brought together key leaders, advocates, and changemakers—including our very own Apostle Dr. David Kwesi Afreh, Executive Consulting Secretary of Stop TB Partnership Ghana, alongside Chief Austin Arinze Obiefuna, Vice Chair of Stop TB Partnership Global, and top Ghanaian officials.

21/11/2025

An important gathering of Commissioners for Health and Chief Medical Directors took place in Calabar for the 66th National Council on Health! Yesterday the 20th of November 2025.

The focus was Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment in Nigeria. Nigeria's TB Burden: Nigeria ranks as the 6th globally and 1st in Africa with the highest burden of Tuberculosis, with 500,000 Nigerians infected. The Problem in Children: Shockingly, 57,000 children contract TB each year. Out of the 80,000 children eligible for preventative treatment, only 10,522 receive it. This is a critical gap!
TB is Preventable & Treatable: As stated by Mayowa Joel, Executive Secretary, Stop TB Partnership Nigeria, "Tuberculosis is the number one infectious killer disease in the whole world," yet it is preventable and treatable.
Call for Innovation by Ibrahim Tajudeen, Executive Secretary, Country Coord., Nigeria Global Fund HIV, TB, stressed the need for stakeholders to "come up with innovations" to drastically reduce out-of-pocket expenses for seeking healthcare.
Key to prevention includes ensuring people live in well-ventilated environments and seeking help promptly if a cough persists for more than two weeks.
Stop TB Partnership Nigeria is spearheading this crucial call for action, working to meet the UN's 2030 target of ending TB. Every stakeholder and Nigerian has a role to play!

21/11/2025

https://youtu.be/tZog2oyF17I?si=wuJgfLyhL8sZXwys

NTA CALABAR NEWS

21/11/2025

https://thesun.ng/nigerians-dying-needless-preventable-deaths-due-to-tuberculosis/

01/10/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮!

At Stop TB Partnership Nigeria, we believe that true independence includes the freedom to live without diseases. TB continues to affect millions, but together, we can change that.

⦁ We highly commend the efforts of the government and partners to build a TB-free Nigeria.
⦁ We call on policy makers, religious and traditional leaders to raise the profile of TB and make it a national priority.
⦁ We urge the government, donors, private sector to provide adequate funding for TB.
⦁ We advocate for improved coordination among all stakeholders working to end TB.
⦁ We advocate for stronger linkages between TB and broader development issues, including poverty, nutrition, and housing.

As we celebrate our nation's strength, diversity, and freedom, let’s also renew our commitment to a healthier Nigeria—free from the burden of tuberculosis.

22/09/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐛𝐮!

We celebrate not just a leader, but a relentless force in the fight to . As the Global and National Stop TB Champion, you have transformed your position into a powerful platform for action.

Your contributions are shaping a healthier Nigeria:

Direct Investment:
Through the Renewed Hope Initiative, you've pledged and donated billions of Naira to provide essential resources and bolster TB control efforts nationwide.

Health Systems Strengthening Health:
You are actively commissioning and donating advanced diagnostic machines, ensuring that the technology needed to quickly detect and treat TB is available in our communities.

Ending Stigma:
Your unwavering voice amplifies the need to end the stigma associated with TB, encouraging Nigerians to seek free treatment and get tested without fear.

Unifying Leaders:
Your call to the wives of state governors to become State TB Champions shows a visionary approach, recognizing that a collective, nationwide effort is the only way to achieve a TB-free Nigeria by 2030.

Thank you, Your Excellency, for your personal commitment and tireless efforts towards ending TB in Nigeria. Your passion is a gift to our nation's health. May your new year be as impactful and full of renewed hope as the future you are helping to build for all Nigerians.

17/09/2025

Happy Birthday to Dr. Bethrand Brian Odume, a leader whose professional excellence is matched only by his personal dedication. Your remarkable work in public health, looking from your foundational role at the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program and United States Center for Disease Control to your current leadership at KNCV Nigeria, has profoundly impacted countless lives.

As you celebrate this milestone, we honor your tireless efforts and the lasting legacy you as a Public Health Practitioner with long-standing extensive experience in both government and private health sector managing and implementing varied public health programs in Nigeria with a focus on TB, TB/HIV, HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD), and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD).

We wish you a wonderful celebration and continued success in all your endeavors.

05/09/2025

As we honor Eid El-Maulud, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), we are reminded of his timeless teachings of compassion, mercy, and service to humanity. 🤲

At Stop TB Partnership Nigeria, we draw inspiration from these values in our relentless pursuit of a healthier Nigeria. The Prophet (PBUH) taught us to care for the sick and alleviate suffering.

This Eid el-Maulud, we renew our pledge to serve vulnerable communities, fight stigma, and work towards the elimination of Tuberculosis, a preventable and curable disease.

Let's embody the spirit of kindness and care for one another.

Happy Celebrations!

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