June 28, 2023
South Africa: National TB Indaba Reveals Way Forward for Retaking Control of Tuberculosis After Covid-19 Setbacks
TB killed more than 56,000 people in South Africa in 2021 according to the World Health Organisation. In the same year, the WHO estimated that there were over 304,000 new TB… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Included in Gates-Led Clinical Trial of New TB Vaccine Hailed As Potential Game-Changer
A Phase 3 clinical trial for M72, a new candidate vaccine against pulmonary tuberculosis will be conducted in South Africa. The head of Global Health at the Bill & Melinda… Read more »
April 24, 2023
South Africa: We Must Question How Govt's Promised Financial Hike for TB Programmes Will Be Managed
South Africa's new National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB, and STIs 2023-2028 and the country's TB Recovery Plan necessitate a sharp increase in TB testing and increased enrolment… Read more »