The Federal Government and Global Fund (GF) have signed a mutual agreement to commit $71, 216, 215 to the fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. A statement from the Federal Ministry of Health , yesterday, indicated that the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, signed the agreement on behalf of the federal government while the Head of Grant Management, Global Fund, Mark Edington, led his officials to the event which took place at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.
Ehanire observed in his remarks that 2018 WHO global tuberculosis report indicated that tuberculosis has taken over from HIV/AIDS as the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. He added that tuberculosis has turned many children to orphans, taken many breadwinners away, with severe consequences on the economy of families and also, on Nigeria’s economy; demanding an end to the trend.
He confessed that over the years, the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTBLCP), through the support of several partners including the World Health Organisation, Global Fund has made giant strides in the control of tuberculosis in the area of policy development, capacity-building, expansion of services and provision of quality care, while addressing the need of vulnerable groups and the key populations.
Source: Pharmatimes
