Tanzania: Kibong'oto Hospital Uses Farming to Aid TB Recovery

Tanzania: Kibong'oto Hospital Uses Farming to Aid TB Recovery

Kilimanjaro -- THE Siha District-based Kibong'oto Infectious Disease Hospital (KIDH) has launched an innovative agricultural project aimed at supporting Tuberculosis (TB) patients by improving their mental wellbeing while enabling them to earn income during prolonged treatment periods.

Kibong’oto hospital uses farming to aid TB recovery

KILIMANJARO: THE Siha District–based Kibong’oto Infectious Disease Hospital (KIDH) has launched an innovative agricultural project aimed at supporting Tuberculosis (TB) patients by improving their mental wellbeing while enabling them to earn income during prolonged treatment periods. The initiative, which involves vegetable gardening and fruit tree farming, targets patients undergoing long-term TB treatment at the national referral hospital, and…