Strengthening the Frontline!

We successfully delivered an Integrated Refresher Training (IRT) on TB for 82 Health Extension Workers (HEWs) from Liben and Meda Welabu Woredas, East Borena. Held in Nagelle Borena and Bidire towns, this crucial capacity-building effort is part of the US Government support; Urban TB LON II Project, which specifically and reinforces health services in high-burden zones. HEW […]

Ethiopia Expands Advanced Testing for Early Detection of INH Mono-Resistant TB

Ethiopia is significantly stepping up its fight against drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) with a new national initiative focused on early case finding and effective management of INH mono-resistant TB (Hr-TB). Under the Urban TB LON II project, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Regional Health Bureaus, a kickoff workshop has been conducted to initiate […]

Improving TB Diagnosis to Save Lives in Gurage Zones

Butajira, Ethiopia – October 2025 REACH Ethiopia, partnering closely with the Central Ethiopia Public Health Institute (CEPHI), conducted a critical two-day training in Butajira , under the Urban TB LON II-SWIF TB PROJECT. This initiative served as a vital capacity building effort, targeting 35 laboratory professionals and sensitizing key stakeholders to improve the entire specimen […]

448 Health Workers Trained to Strengthen Community TB Prevention & Control

Enhancing the capacity of frontline health professionals is a core strategy for strengthening community-based TB prevention and control in high-burden urban settings. To this end, the Addis Ababa City Administration Health Bureau, in collaboration with the Urban TB II project, conducted a significant capacity-building initiative. Across seven rounds of training, they equipped 448 Health Extension […]

Bi-annual GeneXpert Catchment Area Review Meeting

In a critical move to improve patient outcomes and save lives, the Urban TB LON II Project, implemented by REACH Ethiopia in collaboration with the Addis Ababa City Administration Health Bureau, conducted a Bi-annual GeneXpert Catchment Area Review Meeting on October 7, 2025. This vital event gatherd together laboratory professionals from public and private GeneXpert […]

Turning Wait Time into a Lifesaving Lesson! ⏰

Health education is key to ending TB! Through the U.S. Government-supported Urban TB LON II Project, our innovative strategy transforming waiting rooms into classrooms. While clients wait for their digital X-ray screening & other services at the health facility, we are conducting structured TB education sessions. To support these sessions and accommodate to different learning […]

REACH Ethiopia grew out of a TB project that started in 2010. This project introduced an innovative community package that engaged health extension workers (HEWs) to increase TB case detection and treatment adherence.
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