ORGANIZATION
USAID
YEAR PUBLISHED
2008
DESCRIPTION
Active Tuberculosis (TB), one of Ethiopia’s most infectious and potentially deadly diseases, affects an estimated 410,000 Ethiopians. Only a third of the country’s active TB cases are currently detected and treated; yet each person with active TB who is not treated potentially infects 10 to 15 others every year. Expanding detection and treatment of active TB is an urgent health priority for Ethiopia. Thanks to a new federal policy, Public-Private Mix (PPM) in TB Care, private health facilities can respond to the TB epidemic by providing patients convenient access to quality care.