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No fewer than 3,291 patients have been diagnosed of tuberculosis between January to April 2024 in Akwa Ibom State The Program Manager, Akwa Ibom State Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Program, Ministry of Health, Dr Bassey Akpan, who disclosed this in Uyo, the state capital, during a media review meeting by Breakthrough Action-Nigeria stated that they were currently receiving treatment. Akpan said the number has made the state reach over 90 percent of its target in finding missing cases. He added that the state would not rest on its oars in identifying those with tuberculosis as …