The Kaduna State Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Programme said on Tuesday that it has recorded 4,506 tuberculosis cases in the state within the last five months.
State Programme Manager, Dr Sadiq Idris, spoke in an interview with reporters in Kaduna on Tuesday, adding that the figure represents a 114 percent increase when compared with earlier figures.

The programme had expanded its services in the state to 976 treatment centres and all patients were placed on free treatment.
His words, "This represents a 114 per cent increase when compared to Q1 of 2021 TB case findings.
“These centres cover all the 31 general hospitals, 672 primary health centres, 222 private health facilities, 48 faith-based facilities and three tertiary centres (68 per cent facility coverage) in the state.
“The state government has also procured five mobile diagnostic trucks equipped with digital X-ray machines and 10 colour gene xpert machines for the integrated diagnosis of tuberculosis, COVID-19 and various other diseases in remote communities across the state.
”This will no doubt increase tuberculosis case findings in the state.
"The support of the general public is necessary in order for us to identify all the tuberculosis cases in communities and move towards its elimination.
“Any cough that lasts for two weeks or more could be tuberculosis; diagnosis and treatment are free and are widely available across the state. Tuberculosis is treatable and curable."
Idris further said that the programme planned to intensify its tuberculosis case finding activities through community active search, increased access to services through dots expansion, intensified out-patient door screening and tuberculosis patient contact investigation.
According to him, the programme would also intensify its private sector engagement and increase pediatric diagnosis through the engagement of nutrition clinics, chest X-ray and stool testing for tuberculosis.