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Tuberculosis Strategic Plan for South Africa 2007-2011

Author: Republic of South Africa Department of Health
Recommended citation: Republic of South Africa Department of Health. Tuberculosis Strategic Plan for South Africa 2007-2011. 2007. http://www.gov.za/sites/www.gov.za/files/tbstratplan_0.pdf.
Published: 2007

Description

These guidelines provide a strategic framework for what needs to be done to reduce the burden of TB in South Africa. The plan emphasizes implementing a coordinated multi-sectoral approach and highlights the need for: availability of adequate resources especially skilled human resources, sustained funding, partnership building, community mobilisation. Additionally, as stated in document "[f]ighting poverty to accelerate economic and social growth is critical for the success of this plan." It addresses the importance of having a functional integration of TB and HIV activities at facility level as well as priority infection control measures for MDR and XDR-TB.
Catalogue: South Africa