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MSEP – CAPE TOWN,
SOUTH AFRICA Amy Sessions
Cape Town – as a tourist
Cape Town – in reality
Cape Town – the people • Race in CT
• Black African 38.6%
• Colored 42.4%
• White 15.7%
• Indian/Asian 1.4%
• Other 1.9%
• Population 3.7 million
• First languages • Afrikaans 35.7%
• Xhosa 29.8%
• English 28.4%
• Other 1.6%
TB in South Africa
• 3rd highest incidence, after India and China
• About 1% of the 50 million develop active TB each year
• 73% of TB patients are HIV-positive
• Latent TB: about 80% of the SA population is infected with TB bacteria
• TB remains the leading cause of natural death
• Ways to identify • Clinical signs
• Tests
• CXR
• Sputum smear
• Sputum culture
• CBC
• GeneXpert
• Skin test
• ICRAs
• Gastric aspirate
• Bronchoscopy
• CNS
TB Clinical Trial
• XACT-GeneXpert Active Case-Finding Trial
• Mobile van clinic in townships of Cape Town screening and
testing for HIV and TB
• 6 weeks volunteering
• Typical Day
• Arrive at UCT at 8:00 A.M.
• Set up mobile van clinic in
township by 9:00 A.M.
• Screen and recruit eligible
patients until 12:00 P.M.
• Pack-up and follow-up
paperwork at UCT until 3:00 P.M.
Sight-Seeing
• Table Mountain, Lion’s Head, Devil’s Peak, Cape Point
• Boulder beach: penguins!
• Kirstenbosch botanical gardens
• Shark-cage diving: Simon’s Town or Gansbaai
• Markets: Old Biscuit Mill, Green market square
• Water-front: shops, Aquarium
• Rhodes memorial
• Cheetah sanctuary in Somerset West
• Whale-watching: Hermanus
• Stellenbosch vineyards and wine tasting
Sight-seeing…
Expenses
• Flight Birmingham – Cape Town: $2,223
• Rent, food, sight-seeing for 10 weeks: $2,200
• Interning with UCT doing clinical trial: free
• No vaccinations required
• The SA rand to dollar is roughly 10:1 and is reflected in
the prices.
• Overall, food and groceries are cheaper in SA.
• However, gas for traveling is much more expensive.
Thank you!
Professor Keertan Dheda
Dr. Laura Kezar