PAMOJA TB GROUP: UNITED TO DEFEAT TB
“In Unity there is strength; we can move mountains when we’re united and enjoy life –Without unity we are victims. Stay united.” (Bill Bailey)This is the mantra that PAMOJA TB Group based in Kangemi lives by. Establishment The Pamoja TB Group was founded by Steve Anguva and Eddy Chichi, both […]
My struggle with TB, the creation of an advocate
The name Steve Anguva is quite common in TB circles, but few know how it all begun to get him emerged neck-dip to TB work. Stop TB Partnership visited him to unearth Steve and his interest in TB advocacy. He was born and raised in Kangemi up by a single […]
Battling with TB: Mother and Son
We catch up with 26-year-old Francisca Kageha, at eight o’clock in the morning just from work. She does casual house-work every day from 6am-8am.Looking at her, how bright, social and energetic she is, you wouldn’t believe the struggle she has had with TB in family. She starts us off from […]
HONOURABLE STEPHEN MULE’S DEDICATION AGAINST TB
“No one is immune to TB. If you want to stay off TB, don’t breathe and if you don’t breathe you will die,” these were the words of Honorable Stephen Mule at the launch of the Child-Friendly TB Medicines in Kenya. In his speech during the Child-Friendly TB launch, Mule […]
We have our Manyattas back!
“…Isiolo TB Manyatta disputed change of user name has been amicably resolved, and the patients will keep the facility as both a diagnostic and treatment center, "reported the Isiolo county executive and county assembly. This great news comes weeks after intensive advocacy led by the Stop TB Partnership- Kenya and the larger civil society […]
MY TEENAGE BATTLE WITH MDR-TB: JOHN STORY’S
Meet John, a 21-year-old boy who bravely battled Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB). He greets everyone with a smile and his vibrant personality is evident from his distinctive hairstyle and striking dress code. You can hardly miss him in the midst of a crowd. I first met John during a […]
THE AFRICAN TB CAUCUS: HON. MULE’S GREAT EFFORTS
The global TB Caucus was founded by Nick Herbert as a movement of Members of Parliament (MP’s) to aid in the World Health Organization’s initiative to end Tuberculosis (TB) by the year 2030. It was officially launched before the Lung Health Conference in an event that saw Kenya represented by […]
Mohammed Ali- The fingers behind Moha Graphix
Moha is a TB advocate in the matatu industry. His easy going, humble and passionate personality is what first strikes my attention upon meeting Mohammed Ali. Moha Graphix, as he is popularly known, is a car graffiti creator operating in Nairobi. After a brief wait at his garage located in […]
Engagement of Learning Institutions
Stop TB Partnership together with PATH Kenya, Afya Jijini and NTP engaged Kabete National Polytechnic in Nairobi, where over 2 years or so, two students from the College have been diagnosed with MDR- TB in conversations to do something about TB. A Consultative meeting with the faculty and student […]