Providing comprehensive TB care among conflict-affected populations
Providing comprehensive TB care among conflict-affected populations
By: Wakjira, M.K.; Jerene, D. ; Dano, D.H.; Datiko, D.G.; Adugna, M.A.; Abagaro, T.A.; Dememew, Z.G.; Alemayehu, Y.M.; Memberu, H.W.; Mohammed, J.S.; Ahmed, O.A.; Woldegiorgis, A.G. ; Oli, G.F.; Binagde, D.N. ; Kassa, A.A.
Publication: The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Volume 30, Number 3, 27 February 2026, pp. 114-119(6) | DOI: https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.25.0279
Conflict and displacement are driving tuberculosis transmission in vulnerable populations — and standard facility-based care isn’t enough. A new study published in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease finds that outreach-based active TB case finding in conflict-affected areas of Ethiopia yielded TB rates nine times the national average. Targeted, community-level strategies are essential to closing critical gaps in TB care.