A programme to trace people who default on their tuberculosis (TB) treatment was officially launched in the Northern Cape on Friday by Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. All provinces have established TB tracer teams of nurses and community health workers who visit homes to find defaulters and return them to their treatment regime.

Efforts to combat the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in the DRC have been slowed by the problem of TB patients also infected with HIV.

Tuberculosis cases are rising rapidly in the Mozambican coastal town of Beira, according to local doctors.

Major funding has been earmarked to find faster-acting tuberculosis (TB) drugs that do not clash with anti-retroviral medications.

HIV has led to an increase in new TB infections, not only in individuals with HIV, but also in HIV-negative individuals, according to a study.

This week the World Health Organisation called for increased interaction between tuberculosis and HIV/Aids programmes.

SA will not meet the targeted 80% to 85% TB cure rate set by the World Health Organisation because of Aids.