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Superbugs are a big public health issue. So is climate change. Put the two together and the problem becomes even bigger. (Dylan Bush)
ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII
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Superbugs plus climate change equals double trouble. Here’s why

As the Earth becomes hotter, we’re seeing more floods and droughts. Flooding can make superbugs spread faster and further. And heat helps germs adapt faster

  • Ida Jooste
11 min read
Many drug ingredient makers in China remain shut or have cut their output. This is a huge problem, not only for us, but for all countries worldwide.
EXTENSIVELY DRUG RESISTANT TB

SA scores new medicine worth millions – for free

A deal brokered with the health department guarantees free access but for how long?

  • Joan Van Dyk
4 min read
TB diagnosis should start at home
ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS

TB diagnosis should start at home

An active approach to identifying TB at the community level is needed in a country with one of the highest rates of the disease in the world.

  • Lesley Odendal
12 min read
Turning the tide on TB
EXTENSIVELY DRUG RESISTANT TB

Turning the tide on TB

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi commemorated World TB Day by unveiling the only GeneXpert system in Africa on Thursday.

  • Vuvu Vena
4 min read
TB: Staying the course
EXTENSIVELY DRUG RESISTANT TB

TB: Staying the course

Sibongile has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) three times; this year she found out she has multidrug-resistant TB.

  • Vuvu Vena
7 min read
Brics nations pledge better access to quality medicine
AARON MOTSOALEDI

Ramping up the battle against TB

The battlefield in the fight against TB has been mapped out in the province with the highest prevalence of the disease — KwaZulu-Natal.

  • Vuvu Vena
  • Sapa Afp
4 min read
EXTENSIVELY DRUG RESISTANT TB

Drug-resistant TB to affect two-million by 2015

By 2015 more than two-million people will contract a form of TB resistant to standard drugs, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read