Kampala. Government has rolled out a new tuberculosis (TB) test technology that uses urine samples to provide results in 20-25 minutes as opposed to the traditional use of sputum to diagnose the same disease.

Kampala, 8 September 2016 — Tuberculosis (TB) prevalence in Uganda has increased from the estimated 159 per 100,000 last year to the current 258 people, according a joint survey carried out by the Ministry of Health, Global Fund and the World Health Organisation.