Promising early signs from mobile X-ray TB screening pilots

Posted in: Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Latest, Provinces, Western Cape

One of the key recommendations from the National TB Prevalence Survey released last year was to increase “access to TB screening and testing services through outreach programmes using mobile testing and X-ray facilities”. Tiyese Jeranji takes stock of the number of mobile X-ray vans and containers across the country and plans to scale up their use.

Promising early signs from mobile X-ray TB screening pilots

SA piloting mobile X-rays to improve TB detection

Posted in: Edition 10: Drug-resistant TB, Edition 14: Tuberculosis, Edition 7: TB, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Latest, Provinces, TB, TB, Western Cape

South Africa’s first National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey found that many people without TB symptoms nevertheless have TB disease that can be detected using chest X-rays. Accordingly, new mobile X-ray screening programmes are being piloted in a number of provinces. Tiyese Jeranji reports.