Bauchi State recorded 7,806 cases of tuberculosis in 2022, an increase of 2,154 over the 5,652 cases reported in 2021. Dr. Sani Mohammad, Executive Secretary of the Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Malaria, announced the figure at a news conference marking World Tuberculosis Day 2023 in Bauchi. Representing Health Commissioner Dr. Sabiu Gwalabe, Dr. Mohammad noted that the 2022 total reflects a 53 percent rise from the previous year and is the highest ever recorded in the state.
Out of the 5,518 new cases placed on treatment in 2022, approximately 5,192 patients—94 percent—were successfully treated by year‑end. The state currently operates 794 free tuberculosis treatment centres, 127 diagnostic centres, and 15 GeneXpert machines. In partnership with organisations such as Breakthrough Action‑Nigeria, the government is conducting active case‑finding across Bauchi State.
To commemorate World Tuberculosis Day 2023, a series of phone‑in television and radio programmes will be aired to raise awareness. Additional measures include nutritional support for some patients and combined free testing and treatment for tuberculosis, COVID‑19, HIV, hepatitis and malaria.
Dr. Yakubu Abdullahi, Director of the Tuberculosis Control Programme in Bauchi State, said the agency will train paediatric doctors from secondary and tertiary institutions on case detection among children. He highlighted collaboration with state nutritional clinics to identify tuberculosis in children, noting that, although diagnosing the disease in children is challenging, the programme will use stool samples for testing.
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