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Tuberculosis

Study revolutionises global TB treatment

28 Aug 2024

Tuberculosis

South Africa confronts alarming TB death rate despite declining infections

13 Dec 2023

Vital role of nutrition in the TB recovery journey

Nutrition

Vital role of nutrition in the TB recovery journey

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 14 Nov 2023

Source: Professor Kogie Naidoo has been elected as a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society in South Africa (RSSAf).

HIV/AIDS

Renowned TB scientist elected Fellow, Royal Society South Africa

18 Sep 2023

Image source: Anna Shvets from

Tuberculosis

Diagnosis of TB lagging post-pandemic

24 Mar 2023

Noncommunicable diseases

Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund

Kaushik Ramaiya 30 Dec 2022

TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa - what went wrong?

Tuberculosis

TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa - what went wrong?

Tom Nyirenda 20 Dec 2022

Source: ©The Global Fund. A march through Agogo town in Ghana to educate citizens on malaria

HIV/AIDS

Covid-19's adverse impact on HIV, TB and malaria programmes

8 Sep 2021

Dr Mohammed Rassool, deputy director, and Dr Pauline Howell, senior medical officer, Clinical HIV Research Unit

Tuberculosis

#WorldTBDay2021: Dramatic strides in research, but with challenges

Mohammed Rassool & Pauline Howell 24 Mar 2021

The WHO recommends that TB prevalence surveys be done in high burden countries. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Tuberculosis

First ever national survey shows the extent of South Africa's TB problem

Emily B Wong & Alison Grant 15 Mar 2021

Antiretroviral treatment found to reduce risk of developing active TB - study

Medical Research

Antiretroviral treatment found to reduce risk of developing active TB - study

11 Mar 2021

Early diagnosis and treatment are key in the fight against HIV. Peter Casaer

HIV/AIDS

Millions of people are on treatment for HIV: why are so many still dying?

Gilles van Cutsem 19 Nov 2020

Professor Anneke Hesseling

Tuberculosis

Trial recommends shorter treatment time for less severe TB in children

30 Oct 2020

Professor Gerhard Walzl. Image: Twitter

Tuberculosis

Study to evaluate new TB diagnostic tests and treatments

9 Sep 2020

A researcher holds a Covid-19 mRNA vaccine at the National Primate Research Center of Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. Chaiwat Subprasom/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Covid-19

Africa waited for solutions to past health crises: will it be different for Covid-19?

Hailay Gesesew 2 Jul 2020

New transcriptomic blood test to screen and monitor for TB

Tuberculosis

New transcriptomic blood test to screen and monitor for TB

26 May 2020

Admire Dube, associate professor of pharmacy, University of the Western Cape

Tuberculosis

Using nanomedicine to fight TB

Nicklaus Kruger 6 Dec 2019

Grant to fund child-friendly TB treatments

Tuberculosis

Grant to fund child-friendly TB treatments

22 Oct 2019

TB, which is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, is a leading cause of death. Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock

Tuberculosis

Major battles have been won against TB. But the war isn't over

Bavesh Kana 22 Mar 2019

People queue in makeshift camps following past threats of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Today, rescinded health department memos requesting foreigners pay in full for healthcare have sparked a national debate. (Fredrik Lemeryd)

Public Health

Are foreigners really entitled to free healthcare in South Africa?

Sasha Stevenson 13 Mar 2019

Photo: libcom.org

Tuberculosis

MDR-TB treatment achievable in post-conflict DRC

15 Feb 2019

Professor Sally-Ann Cryan

Tuberculosis

Breakthrough in TB treatment

8 Jan 2019

New tactics needed to eliminate TB

Tuberculosis

New tactics needed to eliminate TB

27 Sep 2018

Tuberculosis

TB is still the world's #1 killer

19 Sep 2018

Professor Anneke Hesseling, Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. Photo: Stellenbosch University

Tuberculosis

Children with MDR-TB can be treated successfully

21 Aug 2018

Daniel Irungu/EPA

Medical Research

Nanomedicine could revolutionise the way we treat TB. Here's how

Sarah D'Souza and Admire Dube 20 Aug 2018

Bedaquiline roll-out to drastically change TB treatment

Tuberculosis

Bedaquiline roll-out to drastically change TB treatment

19 Jun 2018

A woman with her treatment regime for extensively drug-resistant TB in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. MSF

Tuberculosis

The remarkable story of hope: how attitudes to drug-resistant TB changed

Eric Goemaere 31 May 2018

We've come up with a TB test that's cheaper, quicker and more accurate

Tuberculosis

We've come up with a TB test that's cheaper, quicker and more accurate

Bavesh Kana 9 May 2018

Putting TB on the political agenda

Tuberculosis

Putting TB on the political agenda

11 Apr 2018

Westbury Clinic

Architecture & Design

Clinic scoops global design award

3 Apr 2018

#WorldTBDay: Rise in drug-resistant TB

Tuberculosis

#WorldTBDay: Rise in drug-resistant TB

22 Mar 2018

Researchers use genome data to find MDR TB-fighting compounds

Medical Research

Researchers use genome data to find MDR TB-fighting compounds

24 Aug 2017

Legal barriers to fast tracking HIV/TB response in Africa

Public Health

Legal barriers to fast tracking HIV/TB response in Africa

4 Aug 2017

Study: Mutant protein affects TB treatment time

Tuberculosis

Study: Mutant protein affects TB treatment time

13 Jul 2017

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

Tuberculosis

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

24 Mar 2017

SA scores new medicine worth millions – for free

Tuberculosis

SA scores new medicine worth millions – for free

JOAN VAN DYK 15 Mar 2017

Positive results from TB and HIV/Aids prisons programme

HIV/AIDS

Positive results from TB and HIV/Aids prisons programme

9 Mar 2017

New drug option for Aids patients with TB

HIV/AIDS

New drug option for Aids patients with TB

Ashleigh Furlong 2 Mar 2017

Treatment doe not kill TB completely

Tuberculosis

Treatment doe not kill TB completely

16 Sep 2016

New unit makes TB treatment safer for children

Tuberculosis

New unit makes TB treatment safer for children

14 Jul 2016

#TBDay: Pharmacists join the TB fight

Tuberculosis

#TBDay: Pharmacists join the TB fight

24 Mar 2016

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

Mining

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

Liesl Page-Shipp 8 Feb 2016

Approval by MCC of new TB drug welcomed

Tuberculosis

Approval by MCC of new TB drug welcomed

23 Oct 2014