The Federal Government has acquired and deployed no fewer than 333 Truenat diagnostic machines, a cutting-edge molecular testing technology designed to enhance tuberculosis detection and treatment, as part of scaling up efforts in its fight against tuberculosis (TB). The deployment of the World Health Organisation (WHO)-endorsed device is expected to be a monumental transformative leap considering the remarkable results of the deployment of 39 devices in 2021. The initiative, funded by the Global Fund and implemented through the National TB Program (NTP), aims to expand access to care, particularly in underserved and hard-to-reach areas. Within just nine months of introducing the initial 39 machines, the TB case detection rate surged significantly, with TB-positive cases rising from 1,633 (8% of 20,424 tested) to 3,338 (9% of 37,087 tested), an additional 1,704
