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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The Union’s annual lung health conference has once again highlighted the urgent need to tackle TB in children and adolescents more effectively. The conference, which was held in Bali, Indonesia from 12 to 16 November 2024 provided a global platform for discussions on tuberculosis (TB) and lung health, focusing on issues such as the stigma surrounding the disease, the challenges of diagnosing and treating TB, the importance of improving access to TB medicines. The conference also captured the stories from TB survivors, expert insights and calls for more global action showed how much work is still needed. One of the […]
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As the world continues to grapple with tuberculosis (TB), a longstanding public health concern, there remains an urgent need to address the challenges within the National TB Programme. While there has been progress in increasing the number of individuals receiving care and returning to pre-COVID performance levels within the National TB Programme, there are still issues that need to be addressed. These include ensuring funding, enhancing accountability, and strengthening bi-directional decision-making. One of our TB podcast speakers, Dr Waasila Jassat, who currently provides technical support to the National TB Programme and chairs the TB vaccines working group, notes that […]
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Traditional medicine has been deeply rooted in African culture and identity for centuries, providing essential healthcare and wellbeing to communities across the continent. August 26 – 31 2024 marks the annual African Traditional Medicine Week, a celebration of the diverse and vibrant traditions of African medicine, from herbal remedies to spiritual healing practices. In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the need for collaboration between African Traditional Medicine (ATM) and Western medicine to improve healthcare outcomes for patients and explore the importance of ATM in its interaction with the health system around patient care. This is especially […]
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South Africa’s eighth TB conference covered a variety of topics: the possibility of vaccine rollout in the next five years, the integration of TB and nutrition, human rights, issues around advocacy and genomics.
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Global leaders are in New York for the UN High Level Meeting on TB. The meeting gives SA a chance to reflect on its TB programme.
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