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It will involve key informant interviews (KIIs) for program managers and health service providers, including Directly Observed Treatment Short-course focal persons, radiographers and private care providers. Focus group discussions (FGDs) will be conducted for beneficiaries of the intervention and will include persons diagnosed and treated for TB, CAP or COPD. The study will be conducted in five hard-to-reach Local Government Areas (LGAs) in two states in Southern Nigeria. The LGAs selected for the study have perennial low TB case notifications, which may be attributed to poor active case finding. 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