
Originally Posted by
dr. d
the government has, in the past, undergone mass programs in an attempt to eradicate TB.
they even provided, free of charge, the medicines!
but some patients simply could not take the medicines as prescribed. either they forgot, or they did not understand the instructions, or they got side-effects that they got scared of and stopped taking the medicines altogether.
still other patients,addressed the more immediate problem. money. instead of taking the medicines as prescribed, they opted to sell them for profit.
today, the government has an anti-TB program, wherein, among other conditions, the medicine is given to the patient, and the patient swallows the pills in front of an official witness. TB DOTS. Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course.