President Muhammadu Buhari » 's only son,
Yusuf Buhari, is currently hospitalised in an
Abuja clinic after suffering a head injury in a bike
accident in the Federal Capital Territory on
Tuesday, December 26, 2017.
The president's son reportedly crashed his power bike
while racing with a friend in the capital city and is
hospitalised at the Cedacrest Hospital in Abuja.
In a press statement signed by the president's Senior
Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu ,
on Wednesday, December 27, he revealed that Yusuf
has already undergone surgery and is in a stable
condition.
He said, "Yusuf Buhari had a bike accident last night
around Gwarimpa in the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja. He broke a limb and had an injury to the head
as a result. He has undergone surgery at a clinic in
Abuja. He is in a stable condition.
"The President and his wife, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu
Buhari, are thankful to Nigerians for the good wishes
and prayers for their son."
A giant ribbon will not hang in front of the White House. No marches
will be held. The lights on the Empire State building will not shine a
special color. Instead, March 24th - World TB Day-is just like most
any other day. Little attention will be paid to the fact that
tuberculosis is now the number one infectious disease killer in the
world.
TB has long been the stepchild of the three major global health
diseases - AIDS, TB and malaria. A major reason why is that TB
primarily impacts people living in poverty, those who are voiceless or
whose voices are simply ignored. It is ironic that a curable disease
remains a disease fighting to gain attention.
It is also ironic that at a time when Ebola and Zika have put our
nation on notice about serious health threats, the same concern is not
given to TB, which can spread like wildfire just by coughing. We need
to look no further than Marion, Alabama to see how quickly TB can
overwhelm a city. TB in Marion is now worsethan in man...
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