NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 45
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 JUNE 2014
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 01)
Dr W G James (DA) to ask the Minister of Health
(1) Whether his department has established a Tuberculosis (TB) register;
(2) what are the figures for (a) TB cases, (b) successful treatment rate, (c) cure rate and (d) default rate in (i) 2008, (ii) 2009, (iii) 2010, (iv) 2011, (v) 2012 and (vi) 2013?
NW51E
REPLY:
(1) The details of all patients are recorded in a TB register at the facility at which they are diagnosed and receive treatment.
(2) TB cases and treatment outcomes are provided in the table below. It should be noted that treatment usually takes at least 6 months, treatment related data for 2013 is not yet available.
|
|
Year |
TB cases |
RX Success |
Cure Rate |
Defaulter |
|
(-) |
2007 |
353,879 |
73.9% |
64,0% |
6,5% |
|
(i) |
2008 |
388,882 |
76,4% |
67,5% |
7,% |
|
(ii) |
2009 |
406,082 |
77,1% |
71,1% |
7,1% |
|
(iii) |
2010 |
401,048 |
78,9% |
73,1% |
6,8% |
|
(iv) |
2011 |
389,974 |
79,8% |
74,2% |
6,1% |
|
(v) |
2012 |
349,582 |
80,9% |
76,1% |
6,3% |
|
(vi) |
2013 |
328,896 |
|
|
|
Issued by Parliament, July 9 2014
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