Daniel Thakamakau, a South African miner who allegedly contracted TB after digging gold for Anglo American, has demanded compensation.
Anglo American SA could be facing legal action as workers say there are inadequate safety measures in place in their mining operations.
Two siblings have demanded answers after their brother went to jail healthy but came out "deadly sick".
A labour dispute is boiling at the South African National Aids Council, raising concerns over their ability to implement the national strategic plan.
Tuberculosis has affected health workers and it is contributing to the medical brain drain. <b>Mia Malan</b> examines the disease’s impact.
World Health Organisation leads calls for urgent action as inadequate treatment allows disease to build up new resistance.
In a recent study at the Desmond Tutu TB Centre at the University of Stellenbosch, two out of every three pregnant women with TB also had HIV.
TB research has revealed a new strategy to guide the development of a vaccine, which many now believe may be the world’s best hope for beating TB.
The mobility of miners and prevalence of HIV has rendered a large-scale drugs project ineffective.
The state is rolling out a massive plan to deal with TB in SA mines, where the disease kills 13 times as many miners than accidents do each year.
Physiotherapists and other health professionals play a crucial yet unacknowledged role in HIV-infected patients’ lives.
Health workers at a rural hospital describe paying for equipment, taxi fares and meals as part of providing care.
A deep-rural hospital has become a beacon of hope, thanks to dedicated individuals.
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/ 17 January 2012
The Indian government has dispatched a team of medical experts to Mumbai to assess reports of a handful of cases of "untreatable" tuberculosis.
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/ 2 December 2011
The death rate in South Africa, particularly among young adults, is on the decrease, according to Statistics South Africa.
Southern Africa has little reason to celebrate, given the massive HIV funding cuts that threaten to take the region back to where it was 10 years ago.
President Jacob Zuma has presented a five-year plan to reduce new HIV and TB infections by 50%.
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/ 29 November 2011
South Africa has an estimated 5.7-million people living with HIV and Aids, more than any other country on Earth.
SA desperately needs to address the health risks posed by overcrowded detention centres and migrant deportation processes, a rights group says.
A study of tuberculosis treatments has revealed that taking TB control out of the clinic and into the community can make a big difference.
Mine workers are seeking compensation expected to run into billions. They became ill after working on the mines, and were medically boarded.
HIV has been around for a long time but there are still some serious misunderstandings about it, writes <b>Mia Malan</b>.
The successes of SA’s first public-sector ARV programme shows governments what can be achieved ahead of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Aids.
TB can be cured and should be treated before it can do lasting damage to your health.
TB and HIV-infected patients who can’t pay for high-end medical insurance but can afford GP visits opt for state care, which offers better treatment.
Anglo American plc has offered medical treatment to 14 former miners who have brought a test case against its South African subsidiary.
We pay for antibacterial wipes while Third World children die because of a lack of basic sanitation.
The alarming increase in chronic conditions has the world’s healthcare authorities worried.
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.
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi commemorated World TB Day by unveiling the only GeneXpert system in Africa on Thursday.
Sibongile has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) three times; this year she found out she has multidrug-resistant TB.
The battlefield in the fight against TB has been mapped out in the province with the highest prevalence of the disease — KwaZulu-Natal.