Biography

A mobile TB van coordinator at National TB and Leprosy Elimination program (NTLEP) who is responsible for van management including , patient flow, scheduling of screening, community sensitization, data management, chest X ray interpretation, laboratory results interpretation, patient referral and follow up. A researcher whose abstracts being accepted at union conference in 2023 and South African TB conference.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Reaching behind bars: Mobile TB van initiative for central region district prison TB eradication in Malawi

The Mobile TB van significantly improved TB screening and detection among inmates in central region prison districts of Kasungu and Nkhotakota. This innovative approach can be replicated in other prison settings to reduce the burden of TB and improve health outcomes among this vulnerable population.

Source: Conference 2024