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 physicians and hospitals will continue, based on research presented at the South African TB conference in the port city of Durban. Continue reading “SOUTH AFRICA: Decentralizing care and treatment for drug-resistant TB”
