ALSO, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged members to embrace the ongoing mass vaccination. Represented by the Director, Disease Control and Immunisation, Bassey Okposen, the NPHCDA boss said 6.6 million Nigerians had taken first dose, while 3.5 million had been fully vaccinated. The 2020 milestone seeks a 35 per cent reduction in tuberculosis deaths and 20 per cent decline in cases. According to the scorecard, thirteen countries achieved the target to reduce deaths by 35 per cent in 2020. Tuberculosis is the leading killer of people with HIV and the African region has the highest burden of HIV-associated tuberculosis.

Source: The Guardian December 09, 2021 09:00 UTC