South Africa: TB Cure Rate Still Poor

Little more than half of all tuberculosis patients are cured in South Africa, multi-drug resistant TB is on the rise and government seems unable to address the disease.

Yet there is some hope in the field of drug development, with renewed attention being paid to developing better medicines.

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