TB GETS THE MUCH-NEEDED ATTENTION AT LABOR DAY EVENT
Kenya joined the rest of the world in celebrating the International Labour Day on May 1st but this was not your ordinary labour day. Unlike other celebrations, matters Tuberculosis (TB) featured prominently in this year’s event marked at the historic Uhuru Park. Stop TB Partnership Kenya and other partners supported […]
SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR TB PATIENTS
Stop TB Partnership and other partners are supporting the Ministry of Health – TB Program in developing a social protection framework for TB patients. The aim of the framework is to ensure that there are more effective and sustainable policies and programs that will cushion TB patients from the […]
Day of the African Child, 2017
Back in 1976, close to ten thousand black students from Soweto in South Africa took to the streets to express their dissatisfaction on the quality of education they were accessing. Their demonstration was to reveal how the Black Education Act discriminated against children on the basis of race. Many children […]
Sustainable innovations for lung health
Kenya’s health sector has seen tremendous developments over the past few years, ranging from technological advancements to drug dispensation. All these are in a bid to meet the third sustainable development goal on good health and well-being. However, HIV, tuberculosis and malaria are some of the illnesses that have caused […]
WHICH WAY FOR KENYA IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS?
On the 24th of March, Kenya released the result of the first ever national TB prevalence survey since independence. The survey revealed disturbing details that almost half of the TB cases in Kenya (40%), go undetected and therefore untreated. According the report, there were 558 per 100 000 compared […]
CELEBRATING A HEROINE
Stop TB Partnership – Kenya and the TB fraternity is mourning the death of Luceta Gatiba, a passionate and devoted TB advocate in Kenya. Luceta died in the early morning of World TB day at Kenyatta National Hospital. Luceta, a teacher from Meru, struggled with Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDRTB) […]
May I know my TB status please?
Today is International World AIDS Day. I am attending the national event in Kenya which is being held in Nyayo stadium, one of the main football stadia in Kenya. HIV testing is being conducted. I walked in to the small white tent with anticipation. I wanted to know my HIV […]
Increased political good will for TB control in Kenya
Political commitment is a key factor for national policy development and implementation in any country. TB stakeholders have for decades engaged in advocacy for increased political commitment at the national level. The efforts have started showing fruits. Indicators for political commitment in health can be measured by the presence and […]
Every sector has a role in TB control: the experience of THE HORTICULTURE farms in Thika, Kiambu County
Ending TB globally by 2030 is one of the health targets in the Sustainable Development goals. The target was developed by WHO in consultation with other stakeholders. For these targets to be attained, countries with High TB Burden must be innovative in their approach to TB. This will mean new […]
KANGEMI TB CLINIC HAND-OVER CEREMONY
Kangemi is a slum located on the outskirts of Nairobi, Westlands sub-county. It is estimated to have a population of 234,080 people. Tuberculosis (TB) prevalence is reported to be higher in slum areas due to congestion and poverty.Kangemi falls in this category falls in this category. Most housing units in […]