OPINIONISTA: TB is a killer and time is running out to deliver quality care to patients By Zameer Brey
. We need new tools to better diagnose, treat and prevent TB, but these will require investments in research and years to develop. There are several steps we can take now, starting at the facility level, to reduce the number of South Africans who die from TB.
By providing additional training for the staff who conduct TB screenings and closely monitoring the quality of screening, the facility. This is just one example of how facilities are improving quality of care and finding TB cases without additional resources.
Speaking of political will, our leaders have promised to make great progress against TB. In September 2018, at the first-ever United Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis, President Cyril Ramaphosa joined Rwandan President Paul Kagame to urge heads of state around the world to make ending TB a global priority. Their call to action was clear: we must work together to find and provide diagnosis and treatment to 40 million people with tuberculosis between 2018 and 2022, and end TB by 2030.
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