Kenya Has Made Commendable Strides in Ending TB, but the War Is Not Over Yet

Nairobi — Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health concern, with 10.6 million people falling ill with the disease worldwide and 1.3 million dying from it by 2022, according to the World Health Organization. According to the 2022 Global TB Report, after a sharp decline in the number of reported cases in 2020, the world is once again experiencing an overall increase in new TB case notifications.

Kenya is considered a high TB incidence country, with 133,000 people falling ill in 2021 and an…