Loyiso Langeni
19 June 2014
The
Western Cape Department of Health has welcomed the announcement by the National
Health Department regarding the increase of decentralisation sites which are
providing drug resistant TB treatment.
MEC
of Health Thenus Botha said the provincial government has revised its DR TB
treatment plan.
The
province has the third highest number of new TB infections in the country after
KwaZulu Natal.
Ministerial
Spokesperson Helene Rossouw said last week at the SA national TB conference in
Durban the national health minister announced that government would increase
the number of decentralisation side for TB treatment
“But
the Western Cape Government has supported this decentralisation since 2010 and
we welcome the announcement.” Rossouw added.
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