The National Capital District Provincial Health Authority says its public health programs have recorded strong results in the first six months of 2026.

Chief Executive Officer Dr Robin Oge says the authority’s tuberculosis program registered 4,902 cases and successfully treated 92 percent of patients.

“We registered 4,902 cases of tuberculosis and successfully treated 92% of these patients. The national target is set at 85. We have eclipsed it.”

The authority also conducted 25,793 HIV tests, with every person who tested positive started on treatment.

More than 19,000 clients in NCD remain in its care.

The authority also treated 3,488 sexually transmitted infections and 177 cases of leprosy and carried out more than 5,000 malaria tests and treatment.

For mothers and children, 7,466 mothers attended their first antenatal visits, while 37,746 children were screened for growth and nutrition.

However, Dr Oge says routine childhood immunisation remains a concern, particularly measles and rubella vaccination coverage.

“Our routine childhood immunization is behind where it should not be, and the measles and rubella vaccination coverage concerns me most.”

He is encouraging mothers across the city to bring their children to health facilities for vaccination.