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New TB treatment for people living with HIV

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Globally, South Africa is amongst the countries with the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden and high statistics of people living with HIV. Two of the biggest issues in reducing both these numbers are access and adherence to medication, but this can change with a new TB treatment.

jamesthabo
May 8, 2020

SA’s TB research yields ‘exciting results’

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South Africa’s long-standing position as a country with high numbers of TB infections continues to worry, especially in light of Covid-19’s spread — but the country has some of the world’s top TB researchers, say experts.

elna-schutz
March 27, 2020

#WorldTBDay: One man’s long — but victorious — battle against TB

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At 13, most boys dream of becoming football stars, musicians or famous actors but Thabo Pelesane discovered that he had pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in 1989 while he was still at Itirele Primary School in Jouberton near Klerksdorp.

Nthusang Lefafa
March 24, 2020

#WorldTBDay: TB meds, a bitter pill for children and parents to swallow

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With one of the world’s highest rates of tuberculosis infection, South Africa’s approach to fighting paediatric TB needs to be multi-pronged.

Mogale Mojela, Mogale Mojela and Mogale Mojela
March 24, 2020

Survivors and activists demand increased action against TB

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While the almost 70% price reduction in important tuberculosis prevention drug Rifapentine for 100 countries with significant TB epidemics is a breakthrough, the high cost of newer drugs remains a barrier.

Amy Green
November 4, 2019

Major price drop for key TB drug

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The price reduction has been extended to the public sectors of 100 low and middle-income countries with high TB burdens, including South Africa.

Amy Green
October 31, 2019

US approves new TB drug tested in South Africa

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The world is one step closer to ending the deadliest form of the deadliest infectious disease known to man: extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).

Amy Green
August 16, 2019

Historic UN TB declaration ‘falls short’ say activists

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Civil society groups have criticised the United Nations declaration on tuberculosis (TB) ratified yesterday (26 Sept) saying it ‘falls short’ on critical issues in the fight against the world’s top infectious killer.

Amy Green
September 27, 2018

Calls for action at historic TB meeting

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President Cyril Ramaphosa will join other world leaders today (September 26th) to decide on how to fight TB: the world's, and South Africa's, deadliest infectious disease.

Amy Green
September 26, 2018

‘You can’t fight TB if you don’t show up’

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Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa account for half of the world’s tuberculosis cases, but only South Africa’s president will attend today’s (September 26th) first United Nations high-level meeting on TB.

Amy Green
September 26, 2018

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