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2,000 Tuberculosis Cases Recorded in Osun in 2015
No fewer than 2,200 cases of tuberculosis disease were recorded last year in Osun State.
The Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Health, Dr. Akinyinka Esho, made this revelation while speaking at a press conference to mark this year’s World Tuberculosis Day in Osogbo, the state capital.
Esho, who said it was important for people to know that the disease was curable, also disclosed that its treatment is free.
He further disclosed that the state government had mapped out a strategy to enlighten the populace about the symptoms and places to visit to cure the disease, adding that efforts on sensitisation programs would be intensifies on radio and television stations.
Saying that latest method of diagnosis of the disease through a Genexpert machine has been made easy, he revealed that free treatment is available in State Hospitals at Osogbo, Ilesa, Iwo, Ikirun, Ife and Ejigbo.
Also, as part of activities to sensitise residents of the state about the disease, a road show was organised at the weekend by the state Ministry of Health in collaboration with some civil society groups and Non Governmental organisations.
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