March 27
Africa: New TB Skin Test Could Offer Cheaper and Easier Way to Detect the Disease
Detecting tuberculosis early could play a significant role in eradicating the world's most deadly infectious disease. The World Health Organization says 1.5 million people die from… Read more »
March 22
South Africa: Medical Science Has Made Great Strides in Fighting TB, but Reducing Poverty Is the Best Way to End This Disease
Every year, 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis. Even though the disease is both preventable and curable, it kills 1.5 million people each year, making it the world's… Read more »
October 30, 2023
Africa: TB Vaccine - WHO Expert Explains Why It's Taken 100 Years for a Scientific Breakthrough, and Why It's Such a Big Deal
The BCG vaccine for TB has been used for 100 years. It is largely effective for children under five, but less so in older people and can't be used on patients who have certain… Read more »
September 28, 2023
South Africa: South African Men Are Much More Likely to Die From TB Than Women - Here's Why
Around the world, men are more likely to get TB and to die from it than women. Read more »
August 27, 2023
South Africa: TB Research Shows a Good Diet Can Cut Infections By Nearly 50%
For centuries, we have known that tuberculosis is a social disease. It thrives on poverty and social factors such as malnutrition, poor housing, overcrowding, unsafe work… Read more »
March 23, 2023
Africa: TB Kills 75,000 Children in Africa Every Year - How This Can Stop #WorldTBDay
Tuberculosis (TB) is a preventable and curable disease. Half of the world's 30 highest TB burden countries are in Africa. In many of these countries, TB is the leading cause of… Read more »
Africa: TB in Children Isn't Being Controlled - It's Key to Fighting the Disease for Everyone Else
World TB Day on March 24th will commemorate the day in 1882 when Professor Robert Koch announced in Berlin that he had discovered the microbial cause of tuberculosis (TB),… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: TB Is Once Again the Deadliest Disease in Africa - What Went Wrong
Effective tuberculosis (TB) treatment has been available for the past 60 years. But TB remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. It ranks above HIV and… Read more »
December 01, 2022
South Africa: Mini Bio-Devices Could Help TB Patients Stick to Their Treatments
Imagine the scenario: you've been told you have a disease that will kill you. But, the doctor adds, your life can be saved if you diligently take your medication. Don't skip a day,… Read more »
November 29, 2022
South Africa: South Africa's Prisons Are a Breeding Ground for the Spread of TB. Our Model Shows How
South African prisons are famously overcrowded. Prison populations are believed to exceed capacity by an overall 33%, although that number jumps to over 200% at some facilities,… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Tanzania: TB Patients Have a Lower Quality of Life Than People Who Haven't Had the Disease
Numerous researchers have documented the quality of life and mental health of specific population groups. Examples include people living with HIV, the elderly, students, men who… Read more »
August 16, 2022
South Africa: The Key to Treating TB May Be in a Common Carbohydrate. What We Know So Far
Curdlan is a popular carbohydrate in the food industry. Its name is derived from the word "curdle", and as it suggests, it's widely used as a thickener and stabiliser in everything… Read more »
June 06, 2022
Southern Africa: HIV Control Approaches May Not Work for TB - Lessons From South Africa and Zambia
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most deadly infectious diseases. Around 9.9 million people around the world fell ill with the disease in 2020 and an estimated 1.5 million people… Read more »