Learn more about how NTLP works to reduce number of deaths caused by TB in Tanzania
learn moreMhe. Ummy Mwalimu pamoja na Wadau wa kupambana dhidi ya ugonjwa wa Kifua Kikuu katika ufunguzi wa Mkutano wa kwanza wa Wadau wenye lengo la ushirikiano katika kutokomeza ugonjwa huo nchini
The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) was launched by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in 1977 to fight TB and Leprosy in Tanzania.
Since then, NTLP has joined hands with international and local development pertners in an effort to prevent and control TB and leprosy to the point that they are no longer a public health concern.
TB has continued to be among the top ten causes of death and among admissions aged five years and above in the country, suggesting even a greater degree of urgency to fight the desease.