The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, has revealed that 15,000 residents have been diagnosed with tuberculosis this year.
However, statistics suggest 32,000 Lagosians are living with the disease, leaving 17,000 undetected.
Mr Abayomi disclosed this Tuesday at the investiture of Champions and Ambassadors of the Lagos Steering Committee for TB, led by Lagos governor’s wife, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu.
Mr Abayomi said: “According to the statistics that we get from the Federal Government, there should be 32,000 Lagosians with tuberculosis that we need to diagnose. We’ve only been able to diagnose about 15,000 this year if we add up all our numbers.
“Ladies, that means that there are 17,000 people in Lagos right now, walking around and living with tuberculosis that have not been diagnosed. That’s the first point I want you to understand; that there are people living with us in the community who have active TB that we have not diagnosed”.