Case detection of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is very low in Southern Africa despite the region being home to 5 of the 30 MDR-TB High Burden countries in the world. Currently, MDR-TB case detection stands at 9% in Mozambique and Zambia and 30% in Lesotho, with treatment outcomes ranging from 33% in Zambia to 63% in Lesotho. MDR-TB has become a serious emergency, hence there is need to work together to strengthen efforts towards capacity building in MDR-TB control.
Published: 25 February 2018
Experts from Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia have provided country information that will feed in to the process of completing the proposal development for the Cost-Benefit analysis and health impact studies which will be implemented and coordinated with technical support from the East Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC).
Published: 25 February 2018
Gaborone, Botswana – Following the successful launch of the Southern Africa Tuberculosis and Health Systems Support Project (SATBHSSP) in December 2016, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat and the project implementing partners, NEPAD Agency, East Central and Southern Africa Health community (ECSA-HC) and World Bank (WB) held interactive discussions on the regional implementation approach of the project.
Published: 24 February 2018
Engaging community members has been a challenge in the control of TB. Statistics on the ground show that more than a third of TB patients fail to seek care at health facilities due to varied reasons.
Published: 24 February 2018
The 2013 Malawi Tuberculosis prevalence survey findings suggest that about 50% of TB cases in the country remain undetected. The survey concluded that the case finding strategies that the country is employing are wanting as there is a glaring gap between TB prevalence and TB notification rate.
Published: 24 February 2018
Despite having a regulatory framework in place that empowers government entities including the ministry of labour, department of Mines and Ministry of Health to conduct joint mines inspection in a bid to ensure adherence to good safety standards, not much was being done due to inter-ministerial coordination challenges.
Published: 24 February 2018
The use of personal protective equipment by artisanal and small-scale miners remains a big dream in the local setup.
Published: 24 February 2018
In 2016, the treatment outcome of TB patients was at 81 %, falling short of the 85% national target. The unfavourable outcomes were death, not evaluated patients and treatment failures
Published: 07 February 2018
Johannesburg, 10 July 2017 – Mine workers risk their health to produce the wealth that comes from the mines and we have a responsibility to look after them and their communities in Africa.
Published: 07 February 2018
The Ministry of Health in Lesotho has identified key milestones and timelines that set the roadmap for establishing the country as the recognized and accredited Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Community-based management of TB in Africa
