Nigeria must significantly invest in its diagnostic infrastructure and public health systems to curb the growing cases of tuberculosis (TB) nationwide that’s left thousands dead, says Roberto Taboada, Network Lead of Anglo West Africa at Roche Diagnostics.
In a recent interview with BusinessDay, Taboada acknowledged that while there has been notable progress in combating TB, “there’s still a lot to be done”.
He warned that Nigeria, like other African countries, suffers from “chronic under-investment” in healthcare – particularly in diagnostics infrastructure, public health education and healthcare delivery systems.