Findings of a critically important tuberculosis survey have not been made public even though they have been ready for months. With every day that passes, the findings become more outdated and less useful.
of total TB deaths in the country – which takes into account all TB deaths, not only those identified as such on death notification forms.
Given how many people die of TB in South Africa, the findings should have been made public as soon as the survey was finalised. But that never happened.There were some promising signs in November 2019 when Health Minister Zweli MkhizeWe have recently completed the first-ever national TB prevalence survey and the results are currently being verified by the World Health Organisation. Once verified, we will have a better understanding of the TB incidence and prevalence rates.
one of our regular contributors that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was unclear when the survey’s findings would be released.requested access to the findings in terms of the Protection of Access to Information Act on 27 July 2020. Initially, it seemed the department was not sure what survey findings we were asking for. Once this was clarified, we were told:
As it stands, publication has already been delayed for at least six months. That means six months have been lost – time in which researchers, government officials, NGOs and activists could have used the findings to better tailor their responses to South Africa’s deadly TB epidemic. Instead, the findings are gathering dust and becoming more and more outdated.
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