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Kenya, Uganda step up war against tuberculosis

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President's Advisor on Women's Rights Harriette Chiggai and IGAD head of mission to Kenya Fatuma Adan during a past event. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The fight against tuberculosis among cross-border mobile populations in Kenya and Uganda has received a major boost following the launch of a USAID-funded programme to combat the disease within the two countries.

A workshop bringing together key stakeholders in health sectors in Uganda and Kenya was held on Monday at a Machakos hotel where the players laid down elaborate interventions to deal with TB.

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