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.
TB advocates presented a letter to the Health Minister at the SA TB Conference calling for political action.
The 2024 State of TB in South Africa report calls on government to find ways that integrate TB, HIV and diabetes services.
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 […]
Check all the images from our march to the National Department of Health in Pretoria.
On the eve of Human Rights Day in South Africa, activists called on government to fulfil its Constitutional mandate.