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Opinion: It is time to invest in ending TB in SA

Posted in: Edition 10: Drug-resistant TB, Healthcare system, Latest, TB, TB

Investing in tuberculosis means that everyone has a stake in eliminating TB as a public health threat in our country: every person, every family, every community, every organisation (public and private) as well as government, writes Dr Yogan Pillay and Gaurang Tanna.

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Opinion: It is time to invest in ending TB in SA

TB treatment time cut by a third

Posted in: Edition 10: Drug-resistant TB, Edition 7: TB, HIV/AIDS, Latest, TB

A new four-month treatment course for drug-sensitive tuberculosis (the most common form of TB by far) is as safe and effective as the current six-month treatment course that has been in use since the 1980s, according to findings from a large new study. Amy Green reports.

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TB treatment time cut by a third

WHO estimates 20% more TB cases in SA than previously thought

Posted in: Edition 10: Drug-resistant TB, Latest, TB

Around 20% more people are falling ill with tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa, than previously thought. This emerged from new estimates contained in the 2020 WHO World TB Report launched today.

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WHO estimates 20% more TB cases in SA than previously thought

Drop in DR-TB detection points to “crisis” in SA’s TB response

Posted in: Edition 10: Drug-resistant TB, Edition 14: Tuberculosis, Edition 7: TB, Latest, TB, TB

A leading TB doctor says that “it is no exaggeration to say there is a TB crisis in the country”, and that “the impact of this crisis could be even more devastating than COVID-19”. Kathryn Cleary explores the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on South Africa’s TB response and the way forward.

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Drop in DR-TB detection points to “crisis” in SA’s TB response

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