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By Staff Reporter The Union Zimbabwe Trust (UZT), with funding from the Stop TB Partnership (Global), has launched an innovative tuberculosis (TB) screening outreach programme aimed at boosting early detection and treatment in high-risk artisanal mining communities in Mberengwa and Zvishavane The initiative employs a mobile outreach model, featuring ultra-portable digital X-ray machines enhanced with CAD-AI (Computer-Aided Diagnosis) technology This allows for real-time interpretation of X-ray images to detect abnormalities suggestive of TB and silicosis The programme also includes rapid field specimen testing for diagnosis and integrates screening for other…

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