By: Aphelele Buqwana The TB Accountability Consortium’s newest partner, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) hopes to focus on reducing TB stigma in South Africa as part of its obligation in the consortium. For AHF, the partnership with TBAC signifies an important step in strengthening integrated responses to both TB and HIV, particularly in communities burdened by both diseases. AHF is a global non-profit organisation providing advanced HIV prevention services, testing and healthcare to 2 million people in over 45 countries. In South Africa, AHF has been involved in community-led HIV treatment and prevention programmes for many years, with initiatives that […]
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One of the biggest challenges to reduce South Africa’s TB burden is people’s ability to complete their treatment. But, in two provinces, the country’s TB ambassadors are working to fix this. The TBAC team reached out to dedicated TB champions in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape to discuss the challenges in the provinces and how they mobilise people and help link them to care. Provincial TB champions raised concerns about patients being lost-to follow up and how cross-border and inter-districts movements affects treatment completion. They share their insights on the realities on the ground and the work being done […]
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Civil society organisations are sounding the alarm over South Africa’s underfunded public health system, warning that continued neglect is threatening years of progress in reducing TB cases and improving rural healthcare. In presentations to the Standing Committee on Appropriations, the TB Accountability Consortium (TBAC) and the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP) called for urgent political will, better planning, and targeted investment in vulnerable communities. RHAP highlighted that despite the government’s planned R20 billion increase to the health budget, rural communities would continue to face dire health outcomes. Researcher and policy officer Celene Coleman noted that RHAP welcomed the hiring […]
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Press release 21 May 2025 The TB Accountability Consortium remains concerned about the Finance Minister’s failure to explain how the government will fill the funding gap created by the withdrawal of US aid. The rollout of both TB and HIV services is directly affected by the withdrawal of these funds. Any delays by the government in addressing this funding gap will have a direct impact on the provision of services at facilities that were previously funded by this aid. Just over four months have passed since US President Donald Trump dealt a devastating blow to the global healthcare community, issuing […]
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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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