Biography

Bruce Matewere is the Executive Director of Paradiso TB Patients Trust in Malawi and a leading advocate for post-TB care. He has worked in public health and with Paradiso since 2014. Bruce led a pioneering project on Post-TB Disability and Post-TB Lung Disease , generating crucial data and introducing a community-led lung rehabilitation program with excellent outcomes for participants. He is part of the team developing WHO guidance on TB-associated disabilities and collaborates with the NTLEP, other CSOs, and Her Excellency, First Lady of Malawi, Madam Monica Chakwera, to strengthen TB advocacy and integrate post-TB care into national health frameworks.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Sustained effects of community-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) for adults with post-TB lung disease in Malawi

The program had a significant positive effect on health and well-being, also one year after the PR, and it is now integrated in Malawi's National TB strategy. The benefits of such programs are immense, and we encourage other NTPs to follow.

Source: Conference 2024