{"id":13181,"date":"2025-03-24T09:38:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T09:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=13181"},"modified":"2025-03-24T09:38:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T09:38:27","slug":"first-lady-oluremi-tinubu-calls-for-renewed-commitment-to-end-tuberculosis-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/first-lady-oluremi-tinubu-calls-for-renewed-commitment-to-end-tuberculosis-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Calls for Renewed Commitment to End Tuberculosis in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has reaffirmed the nation\u2019s commitment to eradicating tuberculosis (TB) as the country joins the rest of the world in marking <\/span><span class=\"s3\">World Tuberculosis Day 2025<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">In a statement released to commemorate the day, Senator Tinubu, who serves as Nigeria\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"s3\">National and Global Stop TB Champion<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, emphasized the need for urgent action under this year\u2019s theme: <\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u201cYes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She highlighted the devastating impact of TB, sharing a personal experience of losing a friend to the disease. \u201cThe fight against TB is not just a policy issue, it is personal. I have felt the pain of the loss of a friend. This is a painful reminder that TB remains a major health threat, especially when it goes undiagnosed and untreated,\u201d she stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The First Lady called on Nigerians to take TB symptoms seriously, urging anyone experiencing a persistent cough lasting more than two weeks, unexplained weight loss, night sweats, or fever to seek immediate medical attention. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">She assured Nigerians that TB testing and treatment are free at designated health facilities across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Senator Tinubu also stressed the importance of collective action, calling on stakeholders at all levels\u2014government agencies, health organizations, and the private sector\u2014to invest in TB control programs and ensure access to life-saving treatment for all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cTogether, <\/span><span class=\"s3\">Yes! We Can End TB.<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> Let us commit, invest, and deliver on this promise for a healthier and TB-free Nigeria,\u201d she concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has reaffirmed the nation\u2019s commitment to eradicating tuberculosis (TB) as the country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-the-grassroots"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13181"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13182,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13181\/revisions\/13182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}