DURBAN, 14 June 2012 (PlusNews) – South Africa’s move to decentralize the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) has given rise to a crop of nurses equipped not only to initiate patients on HIV treatment, but also to prescribe for and monitor drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) patients. However, experts and government officials say the need for specialist… Continue reading SOUTH AFRICA: Decentralizing care and treatment for drug-resistant TB