Looking after Nyanga orphans is ‘God’s plan’
'Orphanage' in Nyanga where Mama Maphosela speaks of TB in her community.
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24 March 2006
Bridging the gap between TB patients and treatment
In nearly three years, 18 000 newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients have passed through the TB Care Centre at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, in Soweto. Most of these people would not have known where to receive treatment.
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Double trouble Living with AIDS # 251
As HIV infection rates increase, it is projected that so too will the incidence of TB - the most common opportunistic infection in people living with HIV and AIDS. And the dual epidemic presents real challenges for the health system.
Read More » Double trouble Living with AIDS # 251Lack of adherence a major problem for TB cure in the Eastern Cape
Lack of adherence, poverty and the rural nature of the Eastern Cape province are the main problems that make curing of TB a major challenge. Health MEC Bevan Goqwana says many people in rural areas quickly develop resistance and succumb to TB because they do not take their medication properly.
This audio is in IsiXhosa.
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Super-resistant TB strains overburdened hospital
A deadly new strain of drug-resistant TB presents an additional burden for overworked staff at KwaZulu-Natal's only MDR TB hospital.
Read More » Super-resistant TB strains overburdened hospitalTB crisis plan targets four districts
Minister admits that the country is failing to deal with TB.
Read More » TB crisis plan targets four districtsSA’s TB cure rate still poor
While government efforts to improve TB services have yet to bear fruit, there is some hope in the field of drug development.
Read More » SA’s TB cure rate still poorIn the absence of new TB drugs, researchers resort to community action
In the absence of new TB drugs a 'trial' is being run in 8 sites in the Western Cape and 16 in Zambia to see whether various public health interventions could make a difference.
Read More » In the absence of new TB drugs, researchers resort to community action‘Not letting go’ is secret to high cure rate in Western Cape
The Western Cape has always had a high TB burden with some clinics overwhelmed by the sheer numbers, however, two districts are managing to record excellent cure rates. Health-e spoke to Dr Keith Cloete, acting head of health programmes in the province.
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