Mr Isah Ibrahim is a public Health Expert with many years of experience in surveillance, monitoring and evaluation and implementation of public health programmes. He works with the Ministry of secondary and Tertiary Health in Niger State, Nigeria. He is the Programme Manager (PM) coordinating TB, DRTB TB/HIV control programme implementation across the state.
This targeted intervention demonstrated the effectiveness of active TB case finding in congregate settings. Strengthened collaboration with correctional services, consistent screening at entry points, and improved diagnostics were key to success. Introducing the use of portable digital X-rays (PDX) procured by the NTBLCP with Global Fund support for screening will improve the yield. Expanding this model nationally could close TB detection gaps in high-risk, underserved populations.
Source: Conference 2024