Which countries invest most in TB research?
While global investment in TB research remains very low at around $726-million in 2016, South Africa does remarkably well on some measures of TB investment when compared to other countries.
Heading For The Rocks?
One year into his tenure as MEC for Health in the Free State, Butana Khompela is still to exorcise the ghosts that have made the province one of the worst-performing when it comes to health.
Hospital horrors
The hospital is full. Two young girls lie on trolleys in the main hallway. They are wrapped in pink blankets; drips come out of
their arms and hang on the walls. One looks in severe agony. She calls out for a nurse again and again. heir mother tells
us that they arrived at the hospital seven hours ago and have yet to leave the hallway.
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Orthopaedic nightmare in the Free State
Whistleblowers say patients with broken legs, arms and other serious orthopaedic conditions are being sent home in the Free State because the buckling health system is simply unable to cope with the numbers. Health workers are told there is no money to bring in outside help to reduce the waiting lists.
What is the state of the global HIV and TB response in December 2017?
For World AIDS Day 2017 we asked a number of experts about the state of the global HIV and TB response. Read answers from Glenda Gray, Peter Piot, Stephen Lewis, Gregg Gonsalves, Linda-Gail Bekker, Anele Yawa, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Robin Gorna, Tim Tucker and Yogan Pillay.
State capture threatens the right to health
State capture and corruption casts a long shadow over all spheres of the public service, including healthcare. For our World AIDS Day edition of Spotlight Mark Heywood takes on this difficult topic. We’re publishing this important article online today ahead of its publication in print.
WHO reports 1.7 million TB deaths in 2016
In 2016, almost 1.7 million people across the globe, and over 120 000 in South Africa, died of TB. We unpack these and other findings from the World Health Organisation’s latest World TB Report.
Moment of truth for global TB response
On Thursday 16 November 2017, Russian president Vladimir Putin told a hall full of health ministers in Moscow that TB is a “serious problem”, and said, “I am confident that the only way we can stand up against this truly global threat is if we join forces.” Did President Putin really mean what he said?
Important new MDR-TB treatment findings
Last week a number of important study findings with implications for the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) were reported at the Union World Lung Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Buthelezi: SANAC to lead the prevention revolution
Dr Sandile Buthelezi, the new Chief Operating Officer of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), lays out his vision for SANAC and explains the need for a “prevention revolution”.
Spotlight on health MECs: Phophi Ramathuba
It’s a health budget day in Limpopo, and MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba is set to address a packed council sitting in Lebowakgomo on how R18 billion will be divided up for health needs in the province.