Gambo Aliyu, Darakta Janar na Hukumar Yaki da Cutar Kanjamau ta Kasa (NACA), ya ce a halin yanzu akwai ‘yan Najeriya 1,619,133 da ke dauke da cutar kanjamau suna karbar magani.
Da yake zantawa da manema labarai a ranar Alhamis a Abuja gabanin ranar yaki da cutar kanjamau ta duniya, Aliyu ya bayyana cewa an samu karin daga 251 a shekarar 2017 zuwa 2,262 a shekarar 2020 na wuraren jinya a kasar.
Ya ci gaba da bayyana cewa, “Kamar yadda a karshen watan Satumba na 2022 muna da mutane 1,619,133 a kan jiyya, wanda ke wakiltar babban tsalle idan aka kwatanta da mutane 838,020 a cikin 2017.”
A cewar Darakta Janar, an samu gagarumin ci gaba a manyan cibiyoyin kula da yawan jama’a, wanda ya tashi daga 10 a cikin 2017 tare da ɗaukar nauyin 16,147 zuwa 118 a cikin 2021 tare da ɗaukar sama da 221,010, yana mai jaddada cewa sabbin cututtukan HIV sun ragu a hankali daga 103,404 a cikin 2019 zuwa 92,323 2021.
Osagie Ehanire, Ministan Lafiya, ya ce taken taron tunawa da ranar yaki da cutar kanjamau ta duniya na bana, ‘Daidaita don kawo karshen cutar kanjamau: Daidaita hanyoyin magance cutar kanjamau da rigakafin cutar’ an yi shi ne don sabunta alkawarin cimma nasarar dakile yaduwar cutar, da nufin kawo karshen cutar kanjamau nan da shekarar 2030. .
Akudo Ikpeazu, babban jami’in kula da shirin yaki da cutar kanjamau na kasa, STI da Hepatitis na ma’aikatar kiwon lafiya, wanda ya wakilci ministar, ya tabbatar da cewa Najeriya na kara kusantowa da wuraren da take so.