USAID Kenya and East Africa:
Nurse Mary Ndirangu screens about 10 patients each day for TB at the Mathare Health Center.
USAID Kenya and East Africa:
A sample of sputum is usually collected by the person coughing. A sputum smear microscopy test is the first TB test to be conducted at Mathare Health Center.
USAID Kenya and East Africa:
35 year old Elizabeth Wangechi and her 6-year-old son, John, were once Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients.
USAID Kenya and East Africa:
Laurine Wadegu consults with Mary Ndirangu, a TB nurse at the Mathare Health Center in Nairobi, Kenya. Her 2-year-old daughter, Yuvine, is about to complete her 6-month dose of TB treatment.
USAID Kenya and East Africa:
Laurine prepares child friendly TB medication for her 2-year-old daughter Yuvine at home.
USAID Kenya and East Africa:
“Patients diagnosed through active case finding tend to under-report their TB symptoms and show low attention to their health. I find many such cases when I visit the alcohol dens here. I bring them to the clinic for proper screening and treatment.