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South Africa: A New Revolution in TB Treatment as the Injection Falls
MSF, 20 June 2018
South Africa has just made history today as it becomes the first country in the world to take a bold step of replacing an injectable drug with toxic side effects, with a promising… Read more »
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South Africa: Health Dept Releases Data On Reduction in TB Mortality Cases
Govt of SA, 19 June 2018
The Department of Health has released new data on reduction in TB mortality cases from drug resistant Tuberculosis (DR - TB) in South Africa through use of the latest medicine,… Read more »
South Africa Hailed for 'Revolutionary' Step in Treating TB
Doctors Without Borders has welcomed the South African National Department of Health's announcement that it would use bedaquiline, a promising new oral medicine, instead of injectable medication with harmful side effects. Adolescents and adults suffering from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis will be administered the treatment as part of their standard regimen.
Simbongile’s current DR-TB regimen: bedaquiline, linezolid, clofazimine, terizidone, levofloxacin, pyrazinamide.
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11 June 2011
A New Tuberculosis Drug Under Trial
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While Bedaquiline, a new drug for the treatment of tuberculosis, is still in the clinical evaluation stage, it shows promising results. Doctors ... see more »
