Battling disease: TB treatment success rate reaches 88%
The handout further states a total of 810 diagnostic centres and 228 treatment centres are working in the province under the TB Control Programme with a success rate of 88%. In 2010, a total of 35,415 TB cases were registered in K-P. In 2011, a total …
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Addiction centre boss calls for abstinence approach to drug treatment programmes
THE boss of a Burton rehabilitation centre has called on government ministers to honour commitments to move heroin addicts away from methadone treatment programmes. Noreen Oliver, chief executive of Burton Addiction Centre, made the comments after …
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Cancer treatment: need stressed to set up 'share care centres' at district level
For the purpose of proper diagnostic and treatment of cancer in children, there is a need to set up 'share care centres' at district level and provide training to paediatricians and nurses. These views were expressed by medical experts while addressing …
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