PE reeling as high-risk TB strain strikes
At least 18 people in Nelson Mandela Bay metro had already died from multi-drug-resistant (MDR) TB, but officials would not confirm that the cause of death may have been XDR TB.

Mozambique sees more TB cases among SA workers
According to the World Health Organisation the occurrence of TB in South Africa had tripled in recent years and it has been compounded by HIV/Aids. – Sapa

Are nurses safe?\"Furthermore their safety is compromised by the tendency of angry and frustrated patients becoming abusive and violent,\" the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA said in a statement on Wednesday.

Grim statistics on TB Day
In Windhoek, Health Permanent Secretary Kahijoro Kahuure said 15 205 TB cases were reported last year - that amounts to 720 cases among every 100 000 people.
Namibia is one of the world's two worst affected countries.
The other country is Swaziland.

Despite an increase in resources, especially from the Global Fund and some middle-income countries, TB budgets are projected to remain flat in 2008 in almost all of the countries most heavily burdened by the disease.

TB threat on rise
\"These cases of multiple drug-resistant cases are a clear indication that it is only a matter of time before we will have extremely drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis in Namibia,\" Dr Kamwi said in a ministerial statement to coincide with World TB Day today.
\"Given the large amount of 245 multiple drug-resistant TB cases, we may well find some XDR TB cases, which are incurable,\" the Health Minister warned.

SA may be helping XDR-TB spread
He said in KwaZulu-Natal, XDR-TB patients were routinely discharged after six months of treatment \"even if they remain infectious\".

Lethal TB strain now in Namibia
HEALTH professionals are quietly treating up to 24 confirmed cases of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis ( XDR-TB ) - the worst form of TB with seriously limited treatment options and chances of cure - in Namibian hospitals.Well-placed health sources have confirmed to The Namibian that the extreme form of TB is currently under control, but expressed fears that the country does not have the capacity to deal with a major outbreak of XDR-TB.

Runaway TB patient blames hospital
A patient with multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis who absconded from Brooklyn chest hospital, has blamed poor conditions at this hospital for his actions, including a complaint that 45 patients were expected to share just two showers and two baths.

MDR-TB pupil sparks scare
Cape Town - Health authorities have offered to screen classmates of a pupil who was going to school even though she had drug-resistant tuberculosis.
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\"We do not expect that any pupils or teachers have been affected,\" said Vos.

KZN TB is 'worse than epidemic'
Johannesburg - The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) government says the incidence of tuberculosis ( TB ) in that province is now worse than an epidemic, SABC reported on Tuesday.

‘Perfect storm’ of Aids and TB lashes workers
“This is a national problem, one that I think has already run away from us. The drug-resistant TB epidemic is already out of control. The two epidemics feed off each other because HIV positive people are much more susceptible to TB,” Hassim said.