South Africa has the sixth highest burden of TB in the world, after China and India. Lilly’s Amy Israel talks to Channel Africa, a radio station in South Africa, about the importance of integrated care and bringing treatment closer to communities affected by multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB and XDR-TB). Amy also talks about the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership, which is supporting the South African government’s drive towards the decentralization of MDR-TB treatment, as well as maximizing reporting and advocating efforts to scale up models of care.
Learn more by listening to the full interview, which took place during the 21st International AIDS Conference held in Durban, South Africa.