As government clinics take on HIV patients who were previously treated by Pepfar-funded projects, the treatment of conditions like diabetes and heart disease will come under pressure
If all of its National Institutes of Health funding falls away, the country could lose 70% of its medical research capacity
Cancellation letters, which end millions of rands of South African universities’ US-government funded HIV and TB research grants with immediate effect, started to roll in over the weekend
The suspension and withdrawal of US support for people’s rights in Africa is a setback
In December, the Global Fund and the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief committed to funding the roll-out of lenacapavir in countries they support
Sources that are unrestricted, aligned with South African law and human rights, and without political interference, must be found as an alternative to the US
About 60 000 South Africans die in a year from diseases that are not caused by tuberculosis or HIV before they turn 70, and about a fifth of these are from diabetes
The US president’s cutting of financial support has cut life-saving treatment for many in SA
A federal judge has enforced a temporary restraining order blocking Donald Trump from freezing federal grants
Such programmes still qualify for a limited waiver, which will expire towards the end of April, but only for approved activities
In his 2025 State of the Nation address the president promised improved healthcare access and infrastructure
Prof Patience Mthunzi-Kufa’s work illuminates the future of healthcare
Antagonism and tension are inherent in our being but we can change the conversation
Despite being a preventable and curable disease, about 150 people died from TB every day in South Africa in 2022
Africans need to be fully involved in drug discovery and development research for tuberculosis on the continent
The need for a new tuberculosis vaccine is as urgent as ever, and now a local pharmaceutical company is joining the race to find one
By 2030, the planet is likely to be warmer, undermining the fight against tuberculosis
In the past five years, none of the targets political leaders adopted after the previous round of high-level discussions on the fight against tuberculosis at the United Nations General Assembly have been met
Terms of References for the Preparation of the Lesotho Project Implementation Completion Report
The only anti-tuberculosis shot we have is the century-old BCG vaccine given to infants, whose protection only lasts for 10 to 20 years
Nhe new guidelines say anyone who has a big chance of getting infected can get access to preventive medicines
The goal of ‘zero harm’ has seen progress but is yet to be fully realised
More than half of people in South Africa with tuberculosis may not know it, because they don’t have symptoms such as coughing and weight loss
Two nonprofits are training African giant pouched rats to detect smuggled contraband in shipping containers
The reduction of deaths from falls of ground accidents is significant, because this usually contributes the most to total mine fatalities
There has been progress in some countries but it’s still a long way off from curtailing tuberculosis on the continent
TB was the leading cause of teenage deaths between 2008 and 2018 in South Africa
Researchers struggle to understand how teenagers experience tuberculosis treatment, and they haven’t done enough to ask, experts at last week’s seventh South African TB conference argued
The Foundation for Professional Development accepted a R2-million research grant from an organisation that’s regarded as a front for Philip Morris International
Five years of progress in the fight against TB have been eliminated because of the pandemic
Sidelined during the Covid-19 pandemic, the country’s deadliest disease has been working under cover
The Fix The Patent Laws Campaign wants Trade Minister Ebrahim Patel to publish amendments to the Patent Act to make all medication affordable