South Africa: Government's DR-TB Plan

South Africa is moving towards decentralising the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) care to primary care level, but will continue to hospitalise those patients who are ill or infectious.

According to head of the health department's TB Control Programme there is a realisation that the number of hospitals beds dedicated to DR-TB are not sufficient leading to long waiting lists with patients dying while waiting to get a bed.

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