Treating TB: What needs to be done to improve treatment rates
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
People with tuberculosis in China often delay going to see a doctor for more than two weeks. Reasons for this include a poor understanding of TB, increasing costs of treatment not covered by health insurance, and using traditional approaches first. Even after going to a clinic there were still delays in treatment, especially in rural areas, due to a lack of qualified medical staff.