Reposted by Richard White
New paper from @plosglobalpublichealth.org: which TB screening strategies are the best value as funding shrinks?
Modelling clinic/community approaches in 🇿🇦, we found combining strategies reaching risk groups is more cost-effective than any one approach alone
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0006738
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Projected population level impact and cost-effectiveness of clinic and community-based tuberculosis screening approaches
The South African National Department of Health have set ambitious targets to scale up TB testing, focusing primarily on clinic attendees. In the context of declining funding for TB care and preventio...
