ASCENT Tanzania kicked-off of the ASCENT project’s research phase. At this stage the project intends to generate evidence on how digital adherence technologies (DATs) work under real-world conditions.
Randomization ceremony in Tanzania
The ASCENT Tanzania team conducted a randomization ceremony to assign health facilities to intervention arms and standard of care study arms, this is an important milestone that kicks off the ASCENT project in Tanzania.
Riziki: “I encourage any TB patient to use 99DOTS if they can”
Alex, 35 years, a miner and TB patient in Tanzania, was enrolled on 99DOTS digital adherence technology. Since the start of his treatment, he takes his medication daily. “It made my treatment easier and I wish the same for others.”
Successful TB REACH projects test how DATs work in the fight against TB
Since 2018, KNCV has rolled-out several Digital Adherence Technology (DAT) demonstration projects in countries such as the Philippines and Tanzania
First smart pill boxes arrive in Tanzania
A first shipment of 500 boxes – that will help TB patients with their treatment adherence – got delivered to the KNCV office in Dar es Salaam.