Ex-Portuguese leader, Kagame discuss TB fight

URUGWIRO VILLAGE - The former President of Portugal, Jorge Sampaio, has called upon President Paul Kagame, to lead the cause of eliminating Tuberculosis on the African continent. Speaking to journalists after paying a courtesy call on President Kagame, at Urugwiro Village, Sampaio, who is the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy to stop Tuberculosis, said that having led a successful battle against HIV/AIDS in the last 15 years, President Kagame is more capable of championing the fight against TB, a disease that continues to kill thousands of people in Sub-Saharan Africa. “Rwanda has demonstrated the capacity to deal with epidemics. The efforts are really appreciated. It has led the way in establishing a good healthcare system. TB and HIV/AIDS have been tackled profoundly and we think Rwanda can be a case study for the rest of the continent,” Sampaio said.