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There is a high burden of tuberculosis (TB), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and silicosis among artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs). The aim of this project report is to describe lessons learned from strategies implemented to reach ASMs with screening services for TB, HIV and silicosis in Zimbabwe through the Kunda-Nqob\u2019i TB (KNTB) project supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The intervention package for screening ASMs for TB, HIV and silicosis included service provision through two occupational health clinics at two provincial hospitals and a mobile workplace-based screening (WBS) facility at the mining sites. From 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2023, 10,668 ASMs were screened, with a high number of cases of silicosis (21%) and TB (7.4%). There was a high burden of HIV (30%) in ASMs attending the occupational health clinics. The two occupational health clinics screened 3453 ASMs, while the mobile WBS activities screened 7215 ASMs during the period. A total of 370 healthcare workers (doctors\/clinical officers, nurses, environmental health technicians and district tuberculosis and Leprosy control officers) were trained on TB and the fundamental diagnostic principles of silicosis. The KNTB project has been successful in reaching out to many ASMs operating in remote and hard-to-reach mining areas. The KNTB project has brought to light the positive health-seeking behavior of ASMs operating in remote areas. The project has brought to the fore the effectiveness of multi-stakeholder engagement and collaboration in reaching out to ASMs in remote areas with health screening services. There is a high burden of TB, HIV and silicosis in ASMs. Screening for TB, HIV and silicosis using workplace-based screening and occupational health clinics is an effective strategy and should be rolled out to all areas with high artisanal and small-scale mining activity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph21010070","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,8]],"date-time":"2024-01-08T07:59:20Z","timestamp":1704700760000},"page":"70","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Health Screening Strategies for Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners for Tuberculosis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Silicosis: A Case of the USAID-Supported Kunda Nqob\u2019iTB Project in Zimbabwe"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7780-0140","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dingani","family":"Moyo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Baines Occupational Health Services, Harare 024, Zimbabwe"},{"name":"Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo 029, Zimbabwe"},{"name":"School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fungai","family":"Kavenga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare 024, Zimbabwe"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Florence","family":"Moyo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Baines Occupational Health Services, Harare 024, Zimbabwe"},{"name":"Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, Zimbabwe Open University, Gweru 054, Zimbabwe"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Orippa","family":"Muzvidziwa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Baines Occupational Health Services, Harare 024, Zimbabwe"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Godknows","family":"Madziva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Baines Occupational Health Services, Harare 024, Zimbabwe"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Blessings","family":"Chigaraza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Baines Occupational Health Services, Harare 024, Zimbabwe"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mpokiseng","family":"Ncube","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Baines Occupational Health Services, Harare 024, Zimbabwe"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Precious","family":"Madadangoma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Baines Occupational Health Services, Harare 024, Zimbabwe"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hellen","family":"Masvingo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Baines Occupational Health Services, Harare 024, Zimbabwe"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tafadzwa Charity","family":"Muperi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Baines Occupational Health Services, Harare 024, Zimbabwe"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5814-6537","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tariro Christwish","family":"Mando","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare 024, Zimbabwe"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4668-0868","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ronald Thulani","family":"Ncube","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Union Zimbabwe Trust, Harare 024, Zimbabwe"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"PACT (2015). 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