Our Work in TB Response
With support from the United States Agency for international Development (USAID) CHS through its TB ARC II activity has been working collaboratively with Kenya’s National TB Program to reduce the incidence and number of deaths due to tuberculosis in Kenya by:
- Increasing timely use of quality TB, TB/HIV & DR-TB treatment
- Enhancing participatory approaches to improve TB service uptake
- Enhancing the efficiency & sustainability of the NTLD Program
About Kenya’s Lung Health Conference (KLHC)
The 6th Kenya Lung Health Conference offers a platform to disseminate and discuss pertinent information on Lung health. The conference theme, ‘Healthy Lungs for a Better Future’ explores the need to create better solutions in global health factoring latest science and research.
CHS speakers will share best practices and lessons learned on TB improving TB services through various interventions.
Below is a schedule of CHS supported skills building workshops, symposia, oral presentations, posters and plenary at the conference;
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Workshop 4: Essentials of the Programmatic Management of TB
Topic: Implementing Artificial Intelligence(AI)-enabled digital X-rays in Kenya: processes, key results and lessons learned
Presenter: Dr Brenda Mungai
When: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Topic: Meeting our patients where they are: A pragmatic approach towards a people and patient-centred approach for TB
Presenter: Dr Lorraine Mugambi-Nyaboga
When: 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Symposia 1
Track C – Childhood respiratory Dxs – Childhood TB
Topic 2: Treatment: Child friendly formulations
Presenter: Dr Saumu Wayua
When: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Symposia 2
Track A – Strengthening Public Health systems for lung health – Implementation Science
Topic 2: From evidence – informed policies to practice: Narrowing the "know-do" gap
Presenter: Dr Lorraine Mugambi-Nyaboga
Topic 4: The real cost of lung disease in Kenya, An advocate’s; perspective
Presenter: Rose Wandia
When: 3:40 PM – 5:00 PM
Track B – Latent TB Infection and TB Preventive Therapy
Topic 1: What is all the fuss about? Diagnosis of LTBI in Africa
Presenter: Dr Simon Wachira
Topic 3: Is DR TB Inevitable? TB Preventive Therapy among DR TB Contacts-where should we go?
Presenter: Dr Irungu Karuga
Topic 4: The implementation of current MOH guidelines for TPT in Kenya
Presenter: Rhoda Pola
When: 3:40 PM – 5:00 PM
Friday, November 25, 2022
Symposia 4
Track A – Post-TB treatment and chronic lung complications
Topic 1: After TB treatment then what: Post TB Lung Complications
Presenter: Dr Brenda Mungai
Oral Presentations
Topic: Adoption of COPD Patient Self-Management Structure. A Case Study in Sena Health Center from June to Dec 2021.
Presenter: Abbass Ishmael
When: Thursday, November 24, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Thursday, November 24, 2022
When: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Topic: Improving TB Treatment Outcomes through Effective Patient Referral Linkage – A Case of Homa Bay County Referral Hospital (HCRH)
Presenter: Stella Omulo
Topic: Identifying risk factors to developing drug resistance tuberculosis the case of Arombe dispensary
Presenter: Peter Omware
Topic: Improving treatment success rate among drug resistant TB patients in Kamukunji Sub County
Presenter: Sophia Ali
Topic: Improving Early TB case detection through TB hot spot screening. A case of Mathare, Nairobi County
Presenter: Nelly Motanya
Friday, November 25, 2022
When: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Topic: Scaling up tuberculosis pharmacovigilance reporting the case of Suna west sub county
Presenter : Dr Kenneth Omondi
Topic: Plan Do Study Act (PDSA), Cycle Quality Improvement Approach to Scale up Paediatric TB Case
Finding in Suna West Sub-County, Kenya.
Presenter: Peter Omware
Topic: Improving TB case finding through contact management –a case of Tisinye Health Centre,
Migori County
Presenter: George Obonyo
Topic: Integration of Quality Improvement(QI) approach in intensified TB active case finding, a case
of Awendo sub county
Presenter: Nelly Atieno Okwiri
Topic: Assessment Of Factors That Affect Diagnosis And Management Of Childhood Tuberculosis
Among Healthcare Workers In Siaya County
Presenter: Dr Felix Odhiambo
Topic: Factors associated with mortality among TB patients in Rarieda Sub County; Siaya County
Presenter: Margaret Atieno
Topic: Finding missing Tuberculosis cases in Mukuru Kwa Njenga informal settlement
Presenter: Morris Maina
Topic: Scaling up Tuberculosis Case Finding Through Automated Screening Machine (ATSM); A case of the Kenya Innovative Challenge (KIC-TB) project in Starehe Sub County, Nairobi
Presenter: Mary Nzamalu
Topic: Improving TB case finding by strengthening active TB case finding. A case of Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, Nairobi
Presenter: Juliet Kajuju
Topic: Improving TB case finding through strengthening the use of Chest X-rays as a TB screening tool for presumptive cases. A case of Kamiti prison hospital, Nairobi
Presenters: Penina Makena
Topic: Increasing cure rate among the bacteriologically confirmed cases at St Mary’s Mission Hospital, Nairobi
Presenter: Michael Mwalimu
Plenary 4: New Technologies in Lung Management
Topic: Sustainable Heath Financing for Lung Health in Kenya
Presenter: Dr. Paul Wekesa
When: 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
