Diagnosing extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) will be reduced from several weeks — and in some cases several months — to about a week.
A programme to trace people who default on their tuberculosis (TB) treatment was officially launched in the Northern Cape on Friday by Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. All provinces have established TB tracer teams of nurses and community health workers who visit homes to find defaulters and return them to their treatment regime.