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The President,
Centre for Disease Control, Thomas Frveden, has decried the prevalence
of HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) in the country.

Mr. Frveden made
the remark during the inauguration of projects and scientific
facilities at the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Training Centre,
Zaria.

However, he did not give the current statistics of TB and HIV in Nigeria.

He explained that
the facilities, which are the best in West Africa, are to ensure full
diagnosis of HIV and AIDS as well as Tuberculosis patients, with a view
to reducing the spread of the menace among the people. He urged the
Federal Government to increase the diagnostic centres of the deadly
diseases, especially in remote areas, adding that private clinics
should be co-opted into the programme.