The Kano State Commissioner for Health Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf has revealed that out of the 33,690 TB cases recorded in the state, they were able to treat 28,169 patients.

The commissioner said the number also assisted in attaining 83% treatment status which is the highest ever notification by any state in Nigeria.

The commissioner made this known during a press briefing in commemoration of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2025 held in Kano.

He said though Nigeria is ranked 6th among the 30 high TB burden countries and 1st in Africa, Kano being the most populous state in Nigeria is one of the six high TB burden states.

He explained that the state had a total of 1731 children that were placed on treatment, and that it is very vital for the public to understand that any TB patient who is not on treatment can transmit the disease to 15-20 people within a year.

The commissioner further stated that the state is committed to ending TB by 2030 in collaboration with the National TB and Leprosy control programme and that the state has been aiming at the maintenance of the 1,391 health facilities and the over 300 TB diagnosis laboratories among other requirements towards attaining the set target of ending TB by 2030.