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Experts warn of rising TB threat in Kenya as donor support declines

A radiographer prepares a Patient to take a chest X-ray at the Rhodes Chest Clinic in Nairobi. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health threat in Kenya and worldwide, a situation worsened by declining donor support, experts have warned.

Kenya is listed among the top 30 countries with the highest burden of TB cases and deaths globally.

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