Biography
Dr Mawete is a Medical Doctor by training and by profession. She specialized in internal Medicine and has more than 15 years of experience in clinical settings. She has worked as internal medicine consultant in various Regional and Tertiary/academic hospitals, including the teaching hospital of the University of Kinshasa in DRC.
Dr Mawete is currently the head of Drug-Resistant TB service Management at the National Tuberculosis control Programme of DRC. She coordinates the management of MDR-TB across the 26 provinces of the country.
Key Impacts
Trends in drug-resistant TB in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A 6-year retrospective analysis (2018-2023)
MDR-TB remains under-detected in DRC. This is challenged by limited access to molecular diagnostic tools (number of GeneXpert, Truenat), sub-optimal sample transportation system, stockout of medicines and reagents, insecurity issues limiting access to TB services especially in mining areas and in the Eastern part of the country.
Source: Conference 2024
Treatment success rate of people with drug-resistant TB on BPaL regimen in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The BPaL regimen offers many advantages in terms of treatment duration and compliance. It was well tolerated by patients in the study setting. To be scaled up, considerations should be the training of health professionals in identifying and managing side effects, on early management of patients presenting side effects and availability of drugs for the treatment of side effects.
Source: Conference 2024