The federal government of Nigeria has asked young people to join it in creating awareness of the dangers of undiagnosed and untreated Tuberculosis using social media platforms and their personal influences.
The government noted that as the most upwardly mobile and productive group in the population, young people reserve a higher capacity to spread correct knowledge of TB amongst their peers and other Nigerians.
The Head of Advocacy and Social Mobilization at the National TB and Leprosy Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Jamila Amin, made the call at a TB advocacy meeting with young volunteers aimed at discussing innovative strategies for awareness creation in local communities.
