South Africa: SA Cannot End TB While Tobacco and Nicotine Addiction Go Unchecked

If South Africa is serious about ending TB, protecting people living with HIV, and safeguarding the next generation from nicotine addiction, Parliament must finally pass the… Read more »

South Africa: Tiny Tots and Big Science - Inside Brooklyn Chest Hospital's Decade Old Paediatric TB Hub

Soft toys, giggly kisses, and bright wards buzzing with excited children meet a driven team of staff and researchers producing world class work at Brooklyn Chest Hospital's… Read more »

South Africa: The Invisible Fuel Driving Our TB Epidemic - What Do We Actually Know About Asymptomatic TB?

Although TB can be cured, it is still spreading in South Africa at alarming rates. One reason could be that some people with TB disease but without symptoms may unknowingly be… Read more »

Africa: After Centuries, TB Is Still the Bridesmaid, Never the Bride

The wins are there but the underlying reality remains, writes Professor Kogie Naidoo as she likens TB to a bridesmaid awaiting its turn to garner attention. The analogy is relevant… Read more »

Africa: The Fight Against TB Is Also the Fight for Human Rights

The persistence of TB is a reminder that medical solutions alone are not enough. Renier Coetzee and Ingrid Schoeman write that the disease thrives in conditions shaped by social… Read more »

Africa: The Hunt for a New TB Vaccine - Why We Are Now So Close, and Why It Matters

The only tuberculosis vaccine we have is a century old and offers only limited efficacy in children. With leading South African researchers involved in the pivotal clinical trials… Read more »

South Africa: A New TB Dashboard Can Help Boost Testing, We Need to Make the Most of It

The new government TB dashboard is a step forward for transparency and accountability in South Africa's response to the ancient, but still deadly, disease. It is critical that we… Read more »

South Africa: Spotlight Launches New TB Dashboard

Spotlight has unveiled a new tuberculosis (TB) dashboard and graph generator. We hope this dashboard will help people get a clearer picture of the state of South Africa's TB… Read more »

South Africa: If Covid-19, Why Not TB? Mr President, It's Time for a Family Chat

South Africa had several "family chats" in which President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He should do the same for tuberculosis,… Read more »

South Africa: Six Striking Findings From Major TB Conference

From studies of new medicines and a mask used to diagnose TB, there was no shortage of interesting findings presented at the recent Union World Conference on Lung Health, held in… Read more »

South Africa: 54,000 TB Deaths in South Africa in 2024, According to WHO

Around 54 000 people died of TB in South Africa in 2024 and 249 000 fell ill with the disease, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO). Read more »

South Africa: South Africa and Indonesia Team Up On Massive Asymptomatic TB Study

Over the last decade, there's been growing evidence that people can have TB without having any symptoms. But there is still much uncertainty over how such asymptomatic TB functions… Read more »

South Africa: Who Recommends Nutritional Support in Fight Against TB - Government Claims to Take It On Board

Evidence has been mounting that poor nutrition impacts both someone's risk of falling ill with TB and how well they do once ill. But as the World Health Organization (WHO) releases… Read more »

South Africa: Amid All the Noise, How Well Is South Africa's Immunisation Programme Actually Doing

Childhood immunisation programmes have saved many millions of lives and prevented much suffering. Yet, immunisation programmes have lost momentum over the last decade or so. In… Read more »

South Africa: TB's Tight Grip - Why This Curable Disease Is So Hard to Treat

TB can be cured, but ridding the body of the bug often takes many months and usually requires taking four or more different medicines. In this Spotlight special briefing, we zoom… Read more »