Drug-resistant TB worries mayor

Speaking at the on-going full council meeting in Francistown yesterday, Shadreck Nyeku revealed that out of the 261 patients who are on TB treatment in the city of Francistown, 10 of them are multi-drug resistance cases, while one is extreme drug resistance (X-DR).

"Tuberculosis infection is a major public health concern in our country and responsible for more than 10% of all institutional admissions and over five percent of out patients department attendances," said the mayor.