First Lady Oluremi Tinubu unveils solar-powered TB machines in Abuja to boost nationwide eradication efforts by 2030.
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has stepped up the nationwide fight against tuberculosis with the launch of solar-powered diagnostic machines in Abuja, reaffirming her commitment to eradicate the disease by 2030.
The commissioning, held at Dutse Makaranta Primary Schoolin Abuja, featured the deployment of advanced TB testing equipment donated through her Renewed Hope Initiative. The units, designed for rapid and highly accurate diagnoses, operate without electricity, making them ideal for remote communities.
FCTA Mandate Secretary for Health Services, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, praised the First Lady’s resolve, noting that the technology eliminates the need for patients to travel to secondary hospitals or undergo invasive procedures. “If we could end polio, we can end TB,” she said, revealing that Nigeria records over one hundred new TB cases daily, with at least seven deaths.
Represented by Kwara State First Lady, Prof. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, Senator Tinubu announced an extra one billion naira investment in TB control, in addition to the two billion naira already committed to diagnosis and treatment. She stressed that ending TB requires sustained human, financial, technical, and political resources.
FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, described the initiative as a bold and strategic step towards tackling Nigeria’s TB burden, particularly in underserved areas.
With predictive accuracy above ninety-five percent, the solar-powered units are set to transform TB detection and treatment, bringing life-saving care closer to communities and advancing the First Lady’s vision of a Nigeria where no life is lost to tuberculosis.
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