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New TB skin test could offer cheaper and easier way to detect the diseaseYvette Naudé

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Next phase of TB vaccine clinical trial sparks hope of game-changing results – top SA scientist

28 Mar 2024

Alexia and Keerthana exploring Mahdia

South African students showcase innovative TB detection, green tech at I-FEST2

27 Mar 2024

Study: New vaccine strategy for HIV-exposed babies

Study: New vaccine strategy for HIV-exposed babies

18 Apr 2018

Putting TB on the political agenda

Putting TB on the political agenda

11 Apr 2018

SU involved in developing predictive TB blood test

SU involved in developing predictive TB blood test

6 Apr 2018

Study: Antibiotic resistance is growing in low- and middle-income countries

Study: Antibiotic resistance is growing in low- and middle-income countries

28 Mar 2018

#WorldTBDay: Rise in drug-resistant TB

#WorldTBDay: Rise in drug-resistant TB

22 Mar 2018

Shaping the future of African healthcare: Finalists for DHCT Accelerator Programme announced

Shaping the future of African healthcare: Finalists for DHCT Accelerator Programme announced

22 Jan 2018

Dr Anneke van der Spoel van Dijk is invested in contributing to the global effort of stopping TB by 2035. Photo: Charl Devenish

Tackling drug-resistant TB through molecular methods

15 Jan 2018

Mike Gerhardt via

Campaign set to make taxi industry healthier

24 Nov 2017

Skitterphoto via

Organisations join forces, launches roadmap to combat zoonotic TB

13 Oct 2017

Engen health screenings continue through #TransportMonth

Engen health screenings continue through #TransportMonth

10 Oct 2017

Source: ; . Graphics by Insight Survey

Is SA's healthcare getting better?

Insight Survey 28 Aug 2017

Makatleho Selibo is the widow of Mahola Selibo who worked as a team leader at President Steyn mine in Welkom. He worked underground for 33 years. He passed away in 2013 and suffered from tuberculosis and silicosis. He did not receive any compensation from the mines. Photo: Thom Pierce

End in sight for silicosis case?

Pete Lewis/GroundUp 15 Aug 2017

Legal barriers to fast tracking HIV/TB response in Africa

Legal barriers to fast tracking HIV/TB response in Africa

4 Aug 2017

Study: Mutant protein affects TB treatment time

Study: Mutant protein affects TB treatment time

13 Jul 2017

Larissa Klazinga, regional policy and advocacy manager for AHF Southern Africa

SA needs to do more to curb drug-resistant TB strains

24 Mar 2017

Professor Graeme Meintjes

TB urine test gives quicker results in HIV patients

24 Mar 2017

Animal studies give a clearer picture of TB

24 Mar 2017

SA scores new medicine worth millions – for free

SA scores new medicine worth millions – for free

JOAN VAN DYK 15 Mar 2017

World Bank project gets stuck into occupation-related TB

World Bank project gets stuck into occupation-related TB

12 Oct 2016

Treatment doe not kill TB completely

Treatment doe not kill TB completely

16 Sep 2016

New unit makes TB treatment safer for children

New unit makes TB treatment safer for children

14 Jul 2016

Prisons benefit from mobile TB testing

Prisons benefit from mobile TB testing

11 Jul 2016

SU scientists develop a TB rapid screening test

SU scientists develop a TB rapid screening test

16 May 2016

#TBDay: Exercise essential, but with care

#TBDay: Exercise essential, but with care

24 Mar 2016

#TBDay: Pharmacists join the TB fight

#TBDay: Pharmacists join the TB fight

24 Mar 2016

#TBDay: Kruger lions threatened by TB

#TBDay: Kruger lions threatened by TB

24 Mar 2016

#TBDay: Keeping TB on the nation's health radar

#TBDay: Keeping TB on the nation's health radar

24 Mar 2016

New campaign launches for TB month, with free tune, video

New campaign launches for TB month, with free tune, video

29 Feb 2016

Southern Africa's retrenched miners face a future without health care

Southern Africa's retrenched miners face a future without health care

Liesl Page-Shipp 8 Feb 2016

Blocking TB vitamin production may be key to treatment

Blocking TB vitamin production may be key to treatment

28 Jan 2016

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Study: New vaccine strategy for HIV-exposed babies

Study: New vaccine strategy for HIV-exposed babies

18 Apr 2018

Putting TB on the political agenda

Putting TB on the political agenda

11 Apr 2018

SU involved in developing predictive TB blood test

SU involved in developing predictive TB blood test

6 Apr 2018

Study: Antibiotic resistance is growing in low- and middle-income countries

Study: Antibiotic resistance is growing in low- and middle-income countries

28 Mar 2018

#WorldTBDay: Rise in drug-resistant TB

#WorldTBDay: Rise in drug-resistant TB

22 Mar 2018

Shaping the future of African healthcare: Finalists for DHCT Accelerator Programme announced

Shaping the future of African healthcare: Finalists for DHCT Accelerator Programme announced

22 Jan 2018

Dr Anneke van der Spoel van Dijk is invested in contributing to the global effort of stopping TB by 2035. Photo: Charl Devenish

Tackling drug-resistant TB through molecular methods

15 Jan 2018

Mike Gerhardt via

Campaign set to make taxi industry healthier

24 Nov 2017

Skitterphoto via

Organisations join forces, launches roadmap to combat zoonotic TB

13 Oct 2017

Engen health screenings continue through #TransportMonth

Engen health screenings continue through #TransportMonth

10 Oct 2017

Source: ; . Graphics by Insight Survey

Is SA's healthcare getting better?

Insight Survey 28 Aug 2017

Makatleho Selibo is the widow of Mahola Selibo who worked as a team leader at President Steyn mine in Welkom. He worked underground for 33 years. He passed away in 2013 and suffered from tuberculosis and silicosis. He did not receive any compensation from the mines. Photo: Thom Pierce

End in sight for silicosis case?

Pete Lewis/GroundUp 15 Aug 2017

Legal barriers to fast tracking HIV/TB response in Africa

Legal barriers to fast tracking HIV/TB response in Africa

4 Aug 2017

Study: Mutant protein affects TB treatment time

Study: Mutant protein affects TB treatment time

13 Jul 2017

Larissa Klazinga, regional policy and advocacy manager for AHF Southern Africa

SA needs to do more to curb drug-resistant TB strains

24 Mar 2017

Professor Graeme Meintjes

TB urine test gives quicker results in HIV patients

24 Mar 2017

Animal studies give a clearer picture of TB

24 Mar 2017

SA scores new medicine worth millions – for free

SA scores new medicine worth millions – for free

JOAN VAN DYK 15 Mar 2017

World Bank project gets stuck into occupation-related TB

World Bank project gets stuck into occupation-related TB

12 Oct 2016

Treatment doe not kill TB completely

Treatment doe not kill TB completely

16 Sep 2016

New unit makes TB treatment safer for children

New unit makes TB treatment safer for children

14 Jul 2016

Prisons benefit from mobile TB testing

Prisons benefit from mobile TB testing

11 Jul 2016

SU scientists develop a TB rapid screening test

SU scientists develop a TB rapid screening test

16 May 2016

#TBDay: Exercise essential, but with care

#TBDay: Exercise essential, but with care

24 Mar 2016

#TBDay: Pharmacists join the TB fight

#TBDay: Pharmacists join the TB fight

24 Mar 2016

#TBDay: Kruger lions threatened by TB

#TBDay: Kruger lions threatened by TB

24 Mar 2016

#TBDay: Keeping TB on the nation's health radar

#TBDay: Keeping TB on the nation's health radar

24 Mar 2016

New campaign launches for TB month, with free tune, video

New campaign launches for TB month, with free tune, video

29 Feb 2016

Southern Africa's retrenched miners face a future without health care

Southern Africa's retrenched miners face a future without health care

Liesl Page-Shipp 8 Feb 2016

Blocking TB vitamin production may be key to treatment

Blocking TB vitamin production may be key to treatment

28 Jan 2016

Winning entrepreneur to set up mobile X-ray service

Winning entrepreneur to set up mobile X-ray service

18 Nov 2015

Better reporting may lead to advances in managing TB in children

Better reporting may lead to advances in managing TB in children

5 Nov 2015

[#WomenInBiz] Physician heal thyself, Q&A with Dr Dalene von Delft

[#WomenInBiz] Physician heal thyself, Q&A with Dr Dalene von Delft

Nicci Botha 17 Aug 2015

China-Africa Health Collaboration focused on universal health coverage

China-Africa Health Collaboration focused on universal health coverage

30 Mar 2015

A day to test for TB and treat all

A day to test for TB and treat all

23 Mar 2015

TB or no TB, new treatment for drug resistant strain

TB or no TB, new treatment for drug resistant strain

27 Feb 2015

Call for mines to invest in African health systems

Call for mines to invest in African health systems

10 Feb 2015

Approval by MCC of new TB drug welcomed

Approval by MCC of new TB drug welcomed

23 Oct 2014

Prof Joep Lange, co-founder of Health [e] Foundation

MH17 crash impacts World Aids Conference, HOPE expresses concern

18 Jul 2014

New consortium to coordinate TB vaccine

New consortium to coordinate TB vaccine

10 Jun 2014

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