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...

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...

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,...

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...

Introduce and strengthen the use of connectivity solutions for TB diagnostic instrument networks in Ethiopia. 336 GeneXpert machines are successfully connected through the LabXpert system and are transmitting real-time data 14,000 SMS text result notifications were transmitted in real-time for designated clinical decision units LabXpert connectivity system helps to monitor...

TB REACH PROJECTTB REACH, established in 2010 with leadership of Global Affairs Canada, has funded ground-breaking approaches and technologies aimed at increasing the number of people diagnosed and treated for TB, decreasing treatment time and improving treatment success rates. TB REACH combines fast-track, results-based financing and rigorous, external monitoring and...