Cheka Impilo, a national wellness campaign that focuses on testing and treating people with HIV, TB, sexually transmitted infections and noncommunicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, reported that TB remained one of the leading causes of ill health and death globally.
This incidence is 10 times the World Health Organisation [WHO] threshold for a health emergency and is also nearly three times the incidence rate in the general population.“In fact, TB services were among those that were disrupted by the pandemic, and the impact is being felt. Africa alone accounted for 23% of new TB cases globally in 2021. In southern Africa, TB has been recognised as a significant problem within the mining industry.
“Internal outreach and campaigns that focus on information around how TB is spread, what symptoms to look out for as well as what to do for diagnosis and treatment are critical, coupled with assessing and understanding the level of risk exposure as well as a risk mitigation strategy,” he said.
Implementation of regular TB screening programmes for employees, as the early detection of TB is crucial to prevent the spread of the disease and to ensure that employees receive early and appropriate treatment; and Meanwhile, the latest SA TB Prevalence Survey positioned South Africa as one of the 30 countries with a high TB burden, accounting for 87% of the burden.
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