Medical Articles & News
TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment in children are important not only for public health but also for the individual right of the child to health. Globally, children suffer severe TB-related illnesses that contribute significantly to the overall burden of TB and child mortality. Child and adolescent TB is often overlooked by health care providers as […]
For Hamed*, it has been a rough couple of years. Whereas at times life is hard for everyone, people find it hard to truly relate to her battle with Tuberculosis (TB) for over 10 years now, no matter how much she attempts to explain. As a 32-year-old refugee at Dadaab camp and a mother of […]
The Kenya Coordinating Mechanism (KCM) in partnership with the Division of National Tuberculosis Leprosy and Lung Disease Program (DNTLD-P) undertook a review of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) TB grant in refugee camps in Kenya. The grant which is being implemented by the Kenya Red Cross Society in Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps is […]
Betna’s story is about hope and despair and how to cultivate the fortitude that buoys a person to the positive side of life; ensuring one doesn’t drown in the storm of desperation. Through her fighting spirit, we are able to see the shining beacon of hope: TB is curable. At 13 years and in […]
Nelson Mandela once said, “It always seems impossible until it’s done”. The “JUSTMEN ” only forum organized by Stop TB Partnership-Kenya and WACI Health captured part of our dream of making the impossible possible by bringing men together, as we strive to fight and end Tuberculosis (TB) among men in Kenya. TB remains a major […]
