Help children and their families caught in the crossfire of conflict in the Middle East Learn More

✕

Monday, April 7, 2025

TB diagnosis made easier

Meet Haretho, a Somali mother who overcame TB thanks to improved diagnosis and treatment. Her story shows progress in Somalia’s fight against tuberculosis.

A girls smiles standing in front of tuberculosis poster that reads 'Together we can put an end to TB!'

Tuberculosis: An Old Foe in Waiting

Tuberculosis can be ended in our lifetime by strengthening nutrition, improving diagnostics, empowering communities, and prioritising children.

TB Somalia Photo

TB diagnosis made easier

Meet Haretho, a Somali mother who overcame TB thanks to improved diagnosis and treatment. Her story shows progress in Somalia’s fight against tuberculosis.

Boy with TB

World TB Day 2025: Somalia’s progress in the fight against TB

A young boy’s recovery from TB in Somalia shows the power of early treatment and the country’s progress in the fight to end tuberculosis.

Community Score Cards responding to SDG III in Mzimba North

A story on how CSC models are bringing together the demand side (service users) and the supply side (service providers), and helping in advocating for...

TB Volunteers Transformed Malumbo Jere's Life

Malawi's TB volunteers in Mzimba are saving lives under Global Fund TB funded program.

GF- Youth

Adolescent Girl Appeals for Sustained Global Fund Support to Malawi

This story outlines World Vision's impact of Global Fund grants.

Tuberculosis: How we invested together and saved Kamila's life

By Simon Nyabwengi - National Director for World Vision in Somalia

File 04_Laua & Helen

World Vision supports more than 2000 patients with tuberculosis

Helen says, “Around 30 to 40 people come around to fetch water in a day. I advised them to have one container (20 litre each) so they have equal share of...

File 04_Josephine

Josephine no longer afraid of tuberculosis stigma

Whilst on anti-TB medication, Josephine has now resumed her high school education through distance mode while she stays at home. Josephine is among 359...

TB project supports Paul through double disease treatment (3)

World Vision Tuberculosis project supports Paul through double disease treatment

Having a disability and combating two diseases, Paul has faced and overcome many challenges. He was motivated to continue with his medication so that he...

Tuberculosis treatment

Revisiting one of Somalia's greatest secrets

Jan revisits the game-changing TB work in the conflict-affected country of Somalia to see what difference a partnership between donors, implementers and...

TB Survivor becomes Treatment Supporter (4)

Tuberculosis survivor becomes a treatment supporter

It was a dream come true for Orith when she started working with World Vision in January 2021. She is now a World Vision Staff working on this same project...

Samwel Leyem

Health Volunteers Help Communities to Fight TB Infection Amidst the Pandemic

By Irene Sinoya, World Vision Communications Specialist, Kenya Leyian, 27, lives in Narok County, Kenya. In 2019, he realised that something was wrong with...

Renewed Hope For Fadumo

By: Ahmed Hussein Zubayr, Advocacy, Communication & Social Mobilization Field Coordinator Fadumo, 8 years old, lives in Garowe District in Nugal Region...

Regina conquers Tuberculosis

Regina, 10, took a deep breath, smiled, and then ran as fast as she could across the grounds of 6 Mile clinic in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. She was...

Tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea

2018 Tuberculosis (TB) in Papua New Guinea. Produced by World Vision Australia. To learn more about World Vision Tuberculosis Programming: https://www.wvi...

Health Department, partners including World Vision prepare to kick TB out of Daru

The National Department of Health (NDoH) and partners in the effort to end TB in Daru, Western Province, gets a boost with a TB Mobile Clinic, unveiled by...

Health Department, partners, prepare to Kick TB out of Daru, PNG

The National Department of Health (NDoH) and partner efforts to fight TB in Daru, Western Province has been scaled up with the purchase of a K3 million...

Ronnie's world as a TB front-line worker

August 19 is World Humanitarian Day, a day we pay tribute to aid workers. While we are all humanitarians, here we are feature two of our Liasion Officers...

Fighting tuberculosis in drought-stricken Somalia

While Somalia is struggling with a looming famine, the country is, at the same time, fighting another silent killer: According to the World Health...

Why no parent wants TB to come knocking at their door

Speech by Valda Kereu, Regional TB Coordinator at World Vision Papua New Guinea. Read related story "Breaking the Silence on Tuberculosis Saves Lives" As...

STOP TB Strategy in Papua New Guinea

In 2013 around 2,400 people in Papua New Guinea died from a preventable and curable disease called Tuberculosis. Consistent support from family members...

Investing For Impact Against Tuberculosis in Kenya

In August 2015, John Omondi developed chest pains, cough and had completely lost his appetite. After several weeks, he decided to visit Nakuru provincial...

Daru Island: Fighting the Battle Against TB

World Vision Papua New Guinea, with support from the Australian Government and World Vision Australia, collaborates with the Provincial Health Office...