Yesterday the country held the World TB Day national commemorations in Bubi District, Matabeleland North province where Health and Child Care Deputy Minister, Sleiman Kwidini, reiterated Government's commitment towards eradicating the disease by 2030.
"This is to ensure that all those among us who are living with HIV, as well as those who come into contact with people diagnosed with TB do take TB prevention treatment," said the Deputy Minister. The theme of World TB Day 2024 -- a continuation of last year's"Yes! We Can End TB" -- conveys the urgent need to invest resources to ramp up the fight against TB and achieve the commitments to end the disease made by global leaders.
"Previously this DRTB required long periods of treatment of up to two years, now as a country we have introduced an injection-free six-month treatment regimen as the preferred treatment for all patients with DRTB.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later. According to the National Patient Cost Survey for TB patients and their households that was carried out in 2018, about 80 percent of TB-affected households suffer catastrophic costs due to TB.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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