A lack of capacity to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) in children at peripheral health facilities and limited contact screening and management contribute to low case finding in TB-endemic settings. O B J E C T I V E : To evaluate the implementation of a pilot project that strengthened diagnosis, treatment and prevention of child TB at peripheral health facilities in Uganda. M E T H O D S : In June 2015, health care workers at peripheral health facilities were trained to diagnose and treat child TB. Community health care workers were trained to screen household TB contacts. Beforeand-after analysis as well as comparisons with nonintervention districts were used to evaluate impact on caseload and treatment outcomes.

Challenges and opportunities to prevent tuberculosis in people living with HIV in low income countries An invited "State of the Art" paper for IJTLD-R2