Majalisar Wakilai ta Nijeriya ta himmatu gwamnatin tarayya da kaddamar da gudanar da cutar Tuberculosis (TB) ta hanyar kafa kudin amana da masana’antu ke gudanarwa.
Wannan kira ta bayyana ne a wajen taron majalisar wakilai na ranar Alhamis, inda ‘yan majalisar suka nemi gwamnatin shugaba Bola Tinubu ta saukaka kayan aikin gano cutar TB a fadin dukkanin karamar hukumomin 774 a kasar.
Matsalar TB ta kasance babbar barazana ga lafiyar jama’a, tana kashewa mutane fiye da cutar HIV da Malaria gaba daya a duniya, kuma ita ce cutar da ke kashewa mutane fiye a Nijeriya. A cewar ‘yan majalisar, Nijeriya ita ce kasa ta farko a Afirka da ta shida a duniya wajen kada kai TB, tana da kaso 4.6% na kai TB a duniya.
Labour Party lawmaker daga jihar Abia, Amobi Ogah, ya shugabanci taron, inda ya bayyana cewa kashi daya daga uku na mutanen da ke fama da cutar TB har yanzu ba a gano su ba kowace shekara, kuma kashi daya daga uku kacal na mutanen da ke fama da cutar TB ne ake jarabarsu.
Majalisar wakilai ta kuma nemi ma’aikatar lafiya ta tarayya ta himmatu da kawo karin karfi ga kudin da ake raba wa cutar TB daga kudin da Global Fund ke bayarwa, ta nemi a kara kudin zuwa 35% a fannin TB.
Komite din majalisar wakilai kan cutar HIV/AIDS, TB, Leprosy da Malaria an umarce su da kawo wata doka da zai magance cin zarafin hakkokin wadanda ke fama da cutar TB.
