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Some TB patients still required to take pills in front of witnesses

Posted in: Edition 10: Drug-resistant TB, Edition 12: SA’s AIDS & TB response, Edition 14: Tuberculosis, Latest, TB, TB

Some tuberculosis patients in South Africa are still required to take their pills in front of a healthcare worker or family member. Is this a justified means of ensuring people take their medicine, or is it an invasion of personal autonomy? Elri Voigt asked local TB experts.