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TB day EXIT-TB EXHIBITIONHeld on 24th March 2022 -
REFRESHER TRAINING, KCRI EXIT-TB TEAMHeld at 1st November 2019 -
EXIT-TB KICK-OFF MEETINGHeld in Arusha, Tanzania July 4th - 5th 2018 -
WELCOME TO EXIT-TBIncrease tuberculosis case detection and patients receiving care -
KICK-OFF MEETING PARTICIPANTS -
EXIT-TB DATA MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPHeld in Moshi, Tanzania December 17th - 18th -
EXIT-TB GENERAL ANNUAL MEETINGHeld in Kampala Uganada 27th April 2019
Increase TB case detection and patients receiving Care Reduce treatment delay, transmission and mortality in the East Africa.
Our Package
Screening for TB among diabetic patients
The aim of the EXIT-TB package is to increase TB case detection, reduce treatment delay, increase the number of TB patients including women and children receiving TB care, and reduction of TB transmission and mortality in the region.
Active screening all patients for TB
Active screening all patients for TB who passively report a cough at the Outpatients Department (OPD) and Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) clinics
Testing for TB
Testing for TB irrespective of TB symptoms among all patients with advanced HIV/AIDS diseases
Active screening of all children with a contact with TB
About EXIT-TB
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This high burden is mainly attributed to low case detection and delayed diagnosis. Recently, country surveys have shown the unacceptably high prevalence of confirmed TB even among those with a low duration cough and more than 50% of those with prevalent bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB do not report symptoms that correspond to presumptive TB
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Evidence-Based Multiple Focus Integrated Intensified TB Screening Package (EXIT-TB) in the East African region
Increase tuberculosis case detection and patients receiving care, reduce treatment delay, transmission and mortality in the East Africa
This project is part of the EDCTP2 Programme supported by the European Union
