Richard Musisi

Nov 22, 2024 | treatmentactiongroup.org | Wilson Kutamba |Richard Musisi

By Wilson Kutamba and Richard MusisiWith an estimated TB incidence of 200 cases per 100,000, Uganda is one of the 30 countries with the highest burden of TB/HIV globally. For the estimated 86,000 people living here who fell ill with TB in 2019, TB treatment coverage reached 65 percent, and the treatment success rate was 72 percent— both far below the 85 percent national target for 2019.