HIV, TB linked to increased risk of in-hospital COVID-19 deaths
While the world works together in fighting COVID-19, South Africa is battling its own epidemic on the sidelines - a combination of HIV and TB.
View ArticleTB expert Dr Norbert Ndjeka receives recognition for his work
Last month the National Department of Health’s Director of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB), Dr Norbert Ndjeka, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Cape Town for his work in the...
View ArticleA breakthrough in the treatment of drug-resistant TB signals shorter and...
People battling rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) could soon have access to a shorter and safer course of treatment. Doctors without Borders (MSF) have released the results from a clinical...
View ArticleDrug-resistant TB: Rollout of shorter regimen hits a snag
The much-anticipated rollout of the shorter regimen to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) has failed to make inroads leaving patients stranded across the country. Having started in March last year,...
View ArticleWHO calls for urgent BCG alternative
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has urged the development of a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine to end the global epidemic. He used the ongoing COVID-19...
View ArticleTB vaccine: All hope rests on nine clinical trial candidates
As the world searches for a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, all eyes are on nine candidates who have progressed to phases 2 and 3 of the clinical trials. These nine individuals bring a sense of hope in the...
View ArticleHIV-TB mortality rates: SA needs to stem the tide
Despite integrated interventions, the Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), remains worried as South Africa’s HIV-TB mortality rates continue to soar. CAPRISA, a global...
View ArticleWorld TB Day: Drug-resistant patient grateful for new treatment
World TB Day is observed on 24 March each year. This year’s theme ‘Invest to End TB. Save Lives’ was created with the urgent need to invest in resources to ramp up the fight against the disease. As...
View ArticleTB Awareness Month: Why men are driving SA’s epidemic
As TB awareness month comes to an end, a researcher has pinpointed why more men are exposed to tuberculosis in South Africa – differences in behaviour and activities are fuelling the huge discrepancy....
View ArticleSA research contributes to global change in treatment of drug-resistant TB
Research conducted in South Africa to find shorter, more effective treatments for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) has contributed to a shift in global policy guidelines. The World Health...
View ArticleMajor boost to South Africa’s Aids, TB and Malaria programmes
The Global Fund has donated R8.8-billion to South Africa to fight HIV/Aids, tuberculosis, and malaria. The grant, which runs for three years from April 2022 until March 2025, gives a major boost to the...
View ArticleNew TB testing strategy brings hope, but work remains
A new tuberculosis (TB) testing strategy has been available in South Africa since April this year, hoping to diagnose more people. Labelled a potential game-changer, an expert warns that issues like...
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