Rural healthcare barriers put South Africa’s 2030 TB goals at risk
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A report on rural healthcare warns that South Africa may miss its 2030 tuberculosis targets. Several barriers are limiting access to diagnosis and treatment. These include staff shortages and poor infrastructure. Long travel distances and poverty also hinder patient care.
A rural healthcare report warns that long distances, staff shortages, poor infrastructure and poverty are limiting access to tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment, putting South Africa’s 2030 targets at risk.