TB treatment and guideline for correctional facilities
Imogen Vollenhoven
25
March 2013
Department of health launched TB treatment and guideline management for correctional facilities
“However there should also be screening taking place twice a year in order to determine who has TB and should then be treated as it can then be managed and can be cured as TB is curable,” said Maila.
Department of health launched TB treatment and guideline management for correctional facilities
The Department of Health and its partners
have put together a guideline for the management of TB and HIV at correctional
services facilities.
Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi said
all inmates should be screened for TB before entering correctional
services.
Motsoaledi donated state of the art
GeneXpert machines to correctional facilities that can diagnose TB within a
period of two hours.
Ministerial Spokesperson Joe Maila explains
that one of the things that appear to be very clear is the in the management of
TB there needs to be a clear assessment and test of those people coming in.
“However there should also be screening taking place twice a year in order to determine who has TB and should then be treated as it can then be managed and can be cured as TB is curable,” said Maila.
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