CHS Hosts Partners for a TB/HIV Progress Meeting
September 19, 2022: CHS, through its USAID-funded TB ARC II activity and in collaboration with the Ministry of Health National TB Program, hosted TB/HIV partners in Kenya for a one-day…
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Kenya Recommits its Fight Against TB by Launching Latest TB Diagnostic Tools
Thursday, July 7, 2022, Centre for Health Solutions – Kenya (CHS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, National TB Program, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other…
Engaging Private Facilities in the Fight Against TB: Sigma Medical Centre Story
Sigma Medical Centre is one of the leading private health facilities in the sprawling Kianyaga market located on the outskirts of Kerugoya town, central Kenya. According to the facility administrator,…
A Targeted TB Screening Exercise Saved My Life: Jane Kemunto’s Story
Mid-morning, July 29, 2021, 27-year-old sickly Jane Kemunto was basking in the sun outside her house in Nyamira County. This had become a norm after she fell three months ago…
Introducing New Tools Project: Capacity Building Medical Laboratory Coordinators on TB Diagnosis
This week, Centre for Health Solutions – Kenya through its USAID-funded Tuberculosis Accelerated Response and Care (TB ARC II) activity collaborated with the Ministry of Health’s National TB Program to…
Reaching Persons with Substance Use Disorders with TB Services: Miritini Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre Outreach
In collaboration with National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), Mombasa County, Reach Out Kenya, and other partners, CHS conducted a one-week targeted TB community outreach…
Finding Missing TB Cases Through Targeted Community Outreaches: Fredrick Masamba’s Story
A year ago, 50-year-old Fredrick Masamba, a father of six and a resident of Kiogora village, Nyamira county was a hopeless sick man. “People had lost hope in me so…
Strategic Annual Work Planning Co-creation Process: Best Practices and Lessons Learned “Putting the Dollar in the Same Envelope”
By Wandia Ikua, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist – USAID TB ARC II The growing trend on stakeholder engagement is undeniable globally; different stakeholders forge collaborations to address the societal…
Kenya Launches TB/COVID and Asthma Policy Documents
On March 15, 2022, CHS joined the Ministry of Health (MOH), the National TB Program, and its partners to launch four TB, COVID and Asthma policy documents to guide health…