The fight against Tuberculosis is entering a new era, with both effort to control and deliberate strides to end the epidemic through reduced new infections and mortality by 2035 taking shape. This is important towards the realization of Universal Health Coverage in line with the SGD 3.8. Through the ‘End TB strategy’ one of the targets addresses the catastrophic total cost incurred by TB patients and their families. In line with this, Kenya saw the launch of the first National TB Patient Cost Survey on 5th July 2018.
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