This fact sheet briefly overviews EGPAF’s Unitaid-funded CaP TB project in Côte d’Ivoire. This initiative aims to improve the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of active and latent TB in children, while scaling up the use of new, more effective and child-friendly anti-TB formulations.
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Learning through story: how peer-led support groups use storytelling to empower adolescents living with HIV in Côte d’Ivoire
Published September 2026
This evaluation, conducted in health facilities in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, explored the acceptability of peer-led support groups using a ten-topic curriculum and a ‘storytelling’ model in which fictional or real-life scenarios were used to make information more relatable and encourage discussion and sharing of personal experiences.
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Topics:
Adolescents,
HIV,
Research
Countries:
Côte d’Ivoire
A cough monitor having a review meeting with a mother at ndhiwa Subcounty hospital.EGPAF worked in partnership with ministry of health Homabay county to implement CaP TB (Catalyzing Pediatric TB). CaP TB sought to reduce childhood illness and deaths due to TB in Homabay and Turkana counties by developing, implementing and documenting innovative models of care and catalyzing their wide-scale implementation to improve case detection and treatment.
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Innovations to improve identification of TB and SARS-CoV-2 infections in sub-Saharan Africa
Published July 2026
This supplement highlights research on integrated COVID-19 and tuberculosis services to improve diagnosis, care, and health system resilience in Cameroon and Kenya.
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Topics:
Research,
Tuberculosis (TB)
Countries:
Global
Child,Precious Ogweno accompanied by caregiver Leah Ogweno, at the TB clinic -HEI in Mbita sub county hospital, Mbita, Homabay. Photo by Kevin Ouma for EGPAF.
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Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Uptake Among Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Malawi: Children Left Behind
Published November 2025
Background: Tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) is recommended for people living with HIV (PLHIV) to reduce the tuberculosis (TB) incidence in regions with a high prevalence of TB. We evaluated the uptake and completion of TPT among newly initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) patients in a programme setting in Malawi. Objectives: To describe TPT initiation and completion rates, and […]
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Topics:
Pediatric Tuberculosis (TB),
Tuberculosis (TB)
Countries:
Malawi