Enhancement of access to COVID-19 & TB simultaneous screening, COVID-19 testing using Ag-RDTs and linkage to care in selected Counties in Kenya via CHV led door-to-door testing and health facility testing at Levels 2 and 3

Dr. Patrick Amoth receives findings of the Devolved Testing Project from Prof. Simon Karanja.

A report on the Devolved Testing Project aimed at enhancing access to simultaneous screening for COVID-19 and tuberculosis (TB) in Mombasa, Machakos, Kajiado, and Nairobi counties on has been launched. The launch took place on the 16th May, 2023.

Acclaiming the JKUAT-DHARC team, the Ag. Director General for Health, Dr. Patrick Amoth, said the study provided opportunities with regard to community-based health initiatives at a time when there is a paradigm shift from curative to preventive healthcare.

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