The resolve to decentralise Multi Drug Resistance Tuberculosis (MDR TB) expertise to various hospitals in the North West province has started to yield positive outcomes.
Taung hospital in the rural Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati district has successfully cured its first MDR TB patient 24 months after decentralisation process has commenced. Ms Selina Kuska of Reivelo in Taung was recently declared cured from the deadly yet treatable condition. Treatment of MDR TB takes 24 months.
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