In an endevour to fight diseases MEC for Health Dikeledi Magadzi will embark on an Intensified Case Finding Campaign at Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Services with the aim of reaching all the South Africans.
Magadzi says the purpose of the campaign is to interrupt the ongoing transmission of infection at prisons and community level, to identify people with tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diseases and initiate treatment early.
"We believe that through the campaign we will be able to prevent the development of active TB disease amongst the HIV positive by providing Isoniazid Preventative Therapy and also to give information to the inmates about the symptoms of TB so that they can start demanding the services," said Magadzi.
Media is invited to attend the event that is scheduled as follows:
Date: 27 September 2011
Time: 10 am
Venue: Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Services, Louis Trichardt
Enquiries:
Joe Maila
Cell: 082 887 3581
