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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under its Sustaining Health Outcomes through the Private Sector Plus (SHOPS Plus) TB Programme has developed a mobile application that will help health workers easily detect and report TB cases to the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program (NTBLCP).
USAID/SHOPS Plus TB Technical Director Dr. Bolanle Olusola-Faleye, told newsmen yesterday that the “TB STARR Version 1.0 is an innovative mobile application for TB screening, diagnosis and reporting for independent clinical providers. It is available for free in the Google Play store and is currently undergoing beta testing.”
She explained that after downloading the app, the health worker would do a simple, one-time registration to protect patient data and link them to the National TB Programme.
