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In South Africa, newly approved TB regimen drastically cuts treatment time


August 20, 2019

JOHANNESBURG: Four years ago, South African fashion designer Innocent Molefe, 38, was diagnosed with tuberculosis. A year ago, it developed into multi-drug resistant strain requiring painful injections and heaps of pills. Three months after the first round of treatment, he relapsed and started a second round. At the end of it he still wasn’t cured. Thanks to a new treatment …

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In South Africa, newly approved TB regimen drastically cuts treatment time


August 15, 2019

JOHANNESBURG: Four years ago, South African fashion designer Innocent Molefe, 38, was diagnosed with tuberculosis. A year ago, it developed into multi-drug resistant strain requiring painful injections and heaps of pills. Three months after the first round of treatment, he relapsed and started a second round. At the end of it he still wasn’t cured. Thanks to a new treatment …

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