New report calls for interventions to reduce country’s TB disease burden
The 2024 State of TB in South Africa report calls on government to find ways that integrate TB, HIV and diabetes services.
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The 2024 State of TB in South Africa report calls on government to find ways that integrate TB, HIV and diabetes services.
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TB advocates in the Western Cape have called for greater collaboration to help improve the TB response in the country. The call came during the KESS TB Imbizo which was held in Khayelitsha at the beginning of March. The KESS TB Imbizo was organised by the TB Proof, TB HIV Care and Anova NGOs in partnership with the Western Cape Department of Health and the City of Cape Town. It aimed to showcase progress, discuss data, research findings, and potential solutions around TB. TB remains a pressing national health challenge, claiming upwards of 50,000 lives in South Africa annually. Although […]
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Check all the images from our march to the National Department of Health in Pretoria.
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On the eve of Human Rights Day in South Africa, activists called on government to fulfil its Constitutional mandate.
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TB advocates from across the country have gathered in Johannesburg to pledge their allegiance to making putting TB on the national agenda for South Africa. The gathering as the inaugural convening of the TB Accountability Consortium (TBAC) – which is a group seeking to strengthen advocacy efforts in South Africa’s TB response. Themed Inclusivity and Access: Paving the Way for Community-Centred Advocacy, the event emphasized the importance of involving communities in efforts to address TB and get the South African government to declare it a national health emergency. The event was held in Rosebank, and became a nucleus of transformation, […]
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The TB Accountability Consortium calls on the South African government to take a more transparent approach by releasing the data around South Africa’s TB response.
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