Standardized, high-quality care is the backbone of a resilient health system. It begins by ensuring our healthcare workers are equipped with the latest clinical expertise. Recently we concluded a seven-day intensive training on the clinical & programmatic management of TB, TB/HIV, and Drug-Resistant TB (DR-TB) for public and private healthcare providers from Addis Ababa and […]
St. Peter’s Specialized Hospital recently hosted a Summer Volunteer Free Health Screening and Treatment Program, with a special focus on combating tuberculosis (TB). The USAID Urban TB LON II Project participated in the event, providing critical digital X-ray screenings for TB. This initiative is vital for the early detection and prevention of the disease. The […]
As part of our commitment to continuous quality improvement, we recently conducted a comprehensive review of the USAID Urban TB LON II project’s performance. This collaborative meeting, held on August 7-8, 2025, in Addis Ababa, brought together project staff to collectively assess progress and strategize for future success. The sessions were designed to facilitate a […]
USAID’s Urban TB LON-II SWIF TB Initiative, in collaboration with the Sidama Regional Health Bureau, successfully conducted an X-ray-based TB screening campaign in Wendo-Genet Woreda, Sidama Region, from October 8 to 18, 2024. Leveraging AI-powered, ultra-portable X-ray technology, the campaign screened 1,299 individuals from Key Affected Populations (KAP) in remote, off-grid areas. Within minutes, the […]
REACH Ethiopia has secured an additional $24 million as part of a modification to the USAID URBAN TB LON II Project, to implement the SWIF-TB Initiative. This flagship USAID initiative is being implemented in only two countries globally—Ethiopia and the Philippines—and is designed to address the high burden of TB within Ethiopia’s TB triangle. The […]
REACH Ethiopia launched new project entitled “Strengthening Contact Investigation through Health System intervention” which is sub granted from USAID Funded KNCV/Challenge TB, project.The meeting was started by welcoming speech done by Mr.Gemeda Bora Executive Director of REACH Ethiopia to the participants and honorable guests. Mr. Derese Dessalegn during his opening speech, addressed issues of health […]
Project launching workshop was conducted in March 11/2021 at Hawassa town in the presence of all relevant stakeholders. Invited participants from Sidama Regional health bureau, SNNP Regional health bureau, Hadiya Zone health department, All 20 project implementing woredas health office, MSH head office and regional office staffs, REACH Ethiopia head office, regional and woreda staff […]
USAID Urban TB LON project was launched virtually on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. REACH-Ethiopia and its Consortium implement Urban TB Local Organizations Network (LON) project.Urban TB LON has been awarded to REACH-Ethiopia by The United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The project aims to strengthen the community contribution on TB case detection in the […]