Stop TB Partnership- Kenya

05/08/2026

We are at the 7th Kenya International Scientific Lung Health Conference 2026! This year's theme is, From Detection to Recovery: Integrated Pathways and Patient -Centered Innovations in Lung Health.
NTLDKenya Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS)

01/08/2026

An effective health system is one that places the community at the center of it's responses. Communities are the backbone of TB response and strengthening them is a step closer to ending TB in Kenya.

31/07/2026

Sensitization of TB champions in Mombasa County on transition and sustainability of healthcare services. Given the reduced donor funding landscape, government support is needed for financing and managing TB services, including commodities, workforce and systems.
Also in attendance are community health promoters, community health actors, Mombasa County TB Coordinator Cosmas Mwashumbe, partner representation from Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS) among other health partners. NTLDKenya

29/07/2026

The Union World Conference on Lung Health is the platform to shape the future of lung health. The 2026 conference is taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 17-20 November. Join the conversation. Early bird registration is open until 31 July. https://worldlunghealth.org/registrations/

Registration is now open for the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2026. Register Now Fee structures are based on World Bank country classification. Register now to join media professionals reporting from the world’s largest lung health conference. Media registration is for accredited journali...

29/07/2026

TB is free, but what about the cost of nutrition, transport for clinic visits, among others? We can no longer keep looking at TB as a biomedic issue; it is also a social economic issue that hits the economically disadvantaged the most.
Defrontera

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Defrontera

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Defrontera

In Kenya, Tuberculosis drugs are free. But for millions of families...

22/07/2026

Happening Now: Virtual sensitization of TB champions on strengthening facility referrals. The meeting has a focus on clarifying roles and responsibilities and equipping participants with practical approaches to ensure referral loop closure and improved treatment outcomes.
NTLDKenya Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS)

21/07/2026

TB is a curse (False). TB is inherited (False). TB cannot be cured (False). All TB patients are HIV positive (False).
TB is treatable and curable. Visit a health facility near you as soon as you experience any TB symptoms.

Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS) NTLDKenya

17/07/2026

Stigma is one of the leading barriers to TB care and treatment. Sharing the correct information and dismantling TB myths is one way to end TB stigma in our communities.

14/07/2026

When Beryl's 10 year old daughter started showing TB symptoms, she thought she had been possessed and called church members for prayers. Beryl and her two daughters would later be diagnosed with TB. At one point, she paused treatment and had to start over as her symptoms worsened, which further places an emphasis on the importance of completing TB dose as directed.
NTLDKenya Network Of TB Champions Kenya - Kiambu Chapter

08/07/2026

Happening Now: Formal engagement of the transport sector in multisectoral coordination platforms with an aim of enabling targeted interventions, improved awareness, and enhanced access to TB services for mobile and high-risk populations. This engagement is crucial because transport workers, including long-distance drivers, conductors, port workers, taxi operators, and logistics personnel, often operate in conditions that heighten TB vulnerability: prolonged travel, poor ventilation, irregular health-seeking behavior, and limited access to screening services