South Africa'€™s Medicines Control Council (MCC) is set to continue denying compassionate use or pre-approval access to a TB drug that for many drug resistant patients remain their last hope.

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A drug offering a last resort for many patients with extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains unavailable to desperately ill South Africans as the country'€™s drug regulatory body continues to delay compassionate access. Health-e News Service tells the story of two young South Africans, one who managed to beat the system and accessBedaquiline, the other coming up against a brick wall and fast running out of options to save her life. By Anso Thom, Health-e News Service