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Drug defaulters affecting war on TB

Busia, Kenya: Twenty-four cases of Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) tuberculosis have been reported in the county between 2006 and 2015.

Making the revelation, County Director of Health Melissa Lutomia said the cases are as a result of high drug defaulter rates among those diagnosed with the disease.

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