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Kenya: New Mode of Treating TB Without Injections
Nation, 30 June 2020
Patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) will no longer be given injections after the government adopted an oral regimen that is effective for 18 months. Read more »
The new treatment comes at a time when the country is battling the COVID-19 pandemic, when protecting individuals with lowered immunity or with other diseases is crucial. The new regimen is more effective than the daily shots and drugs that have been used, which sometimes cause hearing loss, according to Health Chief Administrative Secretary, Rashid Aman.
Health Chief Administrative Secretary Rashid Aman (right) and World Health Organization representative for Kenya Dr Rudi Eggers during the launch of Kenya Latent Tuberculosis Infection Policy 2020 in Nairobi.
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