TB treatment success rate up: WHO
Anneio Kuble; 17/1/08
The tuberculosis (TB) treatment success rate has inched up from a five-year average of around 60% to 74% in Port Moresby. While in Lae, the success rate increased from 64% to 90% most recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) pointed out. Information forwarded by WHO said among the 87 districts of the country, very few districts had reached those levels of treatment success rates.The success story has been attributed to the volunteers who were involved in the National TB programme who directly observed treatment process from patients.