TIBU A system to radically reduce TB
It is difficult to imagine that more than 150,000 people are affected by TB in Kenya every year and it is one of the major causes of mortality in the country. Do you know that in 2010 alone there were about 10 million orphan children as a result of TB deaths among parents throughout the world? It is very difficult to treat a HIV person infected with TB, and what is worse is that they have the potential to infect 15 others.
The estimated number of people falling ill with tuberculosis every year is declining, though very slowly. That is good news, for it means that the disease is being contained. The introduction of the new digital programme called TIBU that will help in controlling TB and managing the data of patients affected by the disease and ensuring zero TB tolerance by the year 2015.
Dr Shahnaz Sharif, the Director of Public Health and Sanitation said TIBU was model that was specially created to ensure proper data management and monitoring of data of all the TB patients in the country. One of the essential features of the programme is that it not only keeps a track of the progress on the treatment of patients but it also keeps a track of patients who have defaulted in their treatment.
TIBU is a unique model that specifically takes care of the challenges of data management and ensures tracking and monitoring the data of all TB patients throughout the country and successfully keep track of their treatment progress. The system also provides incentives to the patients for ensuring that they complete the full course of treatment – Patient Support Allowance – which will be provided through M-Pesa.
The cost of the first phase has been estimated at about Sh. 43 million while the second phase that involves rolling out the programme throughout the country will cost about Sh.130 million. The TIBU integration platform is DISH2 system of social services delivery using mobile technology.
The best part about TIBU is that it simplifies the health delivery services and provides an equitable platform for tackling the disease. The TIBU Collaborative Programme is a revolution in Health Service Delivery and as they say, it is simple, efficient, and trustworthy.
A very thoughtful initiative taken up by the entire team who have put in their best to execute the programme successfully.
A Great iinitiative
It is a new iinnovation in technology for an automated digital platform for data management system of TB patients. Great Efforts 
Very nice idea…Wishing the entire team good luck!!!
The effects of Tuberculosis can be very devastating not only on the patient but also on the affected family. TIBU is an excellent system that has been devised to control and eradicate the disease. Let us all help to make the world a safer place to live in.
Great!!!the system which keeps a track of all the patients and defaulters too
Very innovative idea and implementation too…Congrats to the entire team for the success
The blog has been an eye opener in terms of the health sector in Kenya and all the efforts put in to eradicate this contagious disease.
Good luck to the team..
Nice idea….Good Team Work.
TIBU is an excellent system for keeping the record of all Tuberculosis patients…The best part is that it monitors the patient to take timely medication…
Very innovative thought. Congrats to entire team for its success
Congratulations to the entire team for successful launch of TIBU..Kudos to the team and Sriram for his thoughtful initiatives..!! Cheers:)
A novel and remarkable system! Great Job team, Keep it up.
Zero TB Tolerance by 2015. Thats quiet interesting. Good Work team
Very nice idea…Wishing the entire team good luck!!!
Excellent initiative ,hope 0% TB will reach soon,Good luck to the team
We can say that, now we have a system which will help to cure Tuberculosis…Thats simply superb. Good Work
Great initiative by entire team, Wishing the entire team for success.
Excellent Work by entire Team, Success will be soon at your door step
Excellent job, keep ding the good work
Wonderful….. congrats to the entire team and happy to be part of the team…iridium rocking.
Very innovative thought…
TIBU is an Excellent system which ensures tracking and monitoring the data of all TB patients.
Congratzzz to the entire team for its successful launch.
This is the right way to reach the people… Congrats to entire team
Great work,wishing all success to the team.
Congrats the entire team
Its great initiative and I wish hope to see Kenya without effect of TB(Tuberculosis).
Good work..
Wishing good luck to team..
Congr8s…Look forward for these types of great Idea’s… I hope this step will make progress to the world free of TB. Keep up and running…§
It’s nice and innovative thought…good luck TIBU team
It’s a great achievement of establishing the salutary idea… Heartful Congrats & all the best to the entire team..!
Good and Innovative thoughts .. Wishing the entire team for success.
Kudos to the team, great way to give something back to the society.
Congratulation to the entire team!!
Good Initiative by Iridium Interactive for the prevention of tuberculosis…
Great achievement. Congrats TIBU team.
Great,Congratulations to the team.
There was no mechanism before to track the patient count,track record, intensity of disease,medications and stage of TB.
Since there was no proper tracking of treatment TB,treatment was not happened properly,there by TB spreads.
TIBU is going to track patient count,track record, intensity of disease,medications,stage of TB and handle payments to certain patients will improvise the treatment process,There by the authorities or people who involved in treatment can know the exact data at any point of time, and can take timely decisions and cure existing TB patients and can eradicate spreading the TB to new patients.
Great initiative. Good luck team.
Congratulation to the team… it was nice to be a part of it.
Congrats to iridium Genealogy for a Creative, Innovative and Initiative Solution for TB Patients through Technology. Happy to be part of TIBU Phase 1 team…:-) and all the very best for the road map of Phase 2…