TB Accountability Consortium

TB Accountability Consortium

TB’s preventative treatment regimen: a health worker shares her experience
TB’s preventative treatment regimen: a health worker shares her experience  

When TB Preventative Therapy (TPT) was first adopted in South Africa in 2002, the idea was that it would only be offered to people who were at the highest risk of getting TB disease after being exposed. These were mainly children under the age of five and people living with HIV, regardless of their age.   At the time, preventative therapy entailed a cocktail of anti-tuberculosis medicines, given with the intention of preventing the person from getting TB. The treatment period was between one to six months and resulted in significant side effects which affected how people adhered to the regimens and whether […]

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Gauteng marks World TB Day zoning in on TB testing in mines
Gauteng marks World TB Day zoning in on TB testing in mines

As part of its contribution to reduce the country’s TB burden over the next year, South Africa’s economic hub will be focusing on testing miners and getting them on treatment. On World TB Day, South Africa’s National Department of Health rolled out the End TB campaign, an ambitious plan to test 5 million people for TB this year in a bid to reduce the country’s burden. This year’s Gauteng commemoration of World TB Day took place at Harmony Gold Kusasalethu Mine on March 27, where delegates focused on the urgent need for accelerated TB testing, particularly in the mining sector. […]

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SITSHELE: It’s time to tell us!

Translated as “tells us” in isiZulu, Sitshele wants get the government to answer critical questions about the TB response.

Sitshele shares the stories of all the ordinary people who have been affected by TB, forcing the government to see why TB now needs to be a national priority.

Partners

The consolidation of partnerships is currently underway, yet TBAC looks to work closely with the following leading organisations in the TB landscape: