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More than R130 million slated for new TB drugs

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In just four years, South Africa has seen a 40-fold increase in health facilities treating drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) as government pledges more than R130 million for new medicines.

lauralopez
June 11, 2015

Drug-resistant TB: The distance between

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Tugela Ferry was the epicentre of a high profile and deadly outbreak of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) in 2006. Now, the rural community is pioneering new ways to treat drug-resistant TB, but patients still face a long road to treatment.

sibongilenkosi
March 24, 2015

Guidelines: Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis

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Updated January 2013, these South African Department of Health guidelines describe the management of drug-resistant (DR), multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resisistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).

healthe
June 19, 2014

DR-TB a ‘public health emergency’ – activists

Health

Civil society groups have called for government to declare drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) a public health emergency, as the DR-TB response remains underfunded.

lauralopez
June 11, 2014

Hospitals may be discharging XDR-TB patients too soon – study

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A shortage of beds may be forcing hospitals to discharge patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) before they are cured and a minority may be unwittingly infecting others, according to new research by Cape Town and Stellenbosch universities.

lauralopez
January 17, 2014

New TB technology may be ready for clinics

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New research has shown that rapid GeneXpert tuberculosis (TB) test improves access to TB diagnosis and treatment, and may be ready for South African clinics.

laurawatermeyer
October 31, 2013

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