TB in focus

Old natural antibiotic works for TB

Lab-dish tests have raised hopes that a soil bacterium identified nearly 60 years ago could be a "very selective killer" of the germ that causes tuberculosis.

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MDR TB increasing worldwide

2012-08-30 20:41

Scientists have found an alarming number of cases of tuberculosis in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America that are resistant to up to four powerful antibiotic drugs.

SA in dark about MDR TB

2012-06-14 20:14

South Africa does not know how many people have multi-drug-resistant (MDR) TB, an epidemiologist from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says.

Dept speeds up TB ward construction

2012-06-05 19:09

The construction of a new tuberculosis complex at the Sizwe Tropical Disease Hospital in Johannesburg will be sped up, the Gauteng health department says.

TB a poor person's disease?

2012-03-30 12:53

Is tuberculosis still thought of as a disease of the poor? It’s time to move away from that stereotype.

 

inside TB in focus

Many TB patients suffer alone

2012-03-28 14:40

Tuberculosis patients and caregivers in many poor communities are battling to cope with the burden of the disease, and say they are frustrated about the assistance they receive.

Unlikely faces of TB

2012-03-27 11:55

Ordinary people tell their TB stories - helping to put an end to the stigma of the disease.

TB research urgent - Health Minister

2012-03-23 12:22

Urgent research is needed to fight the spread of tuberculosis, particularly in poor countries, the health minister has said.

SA to pioneer TB vaccine

2012-03-23 07:42

Clinical trials for TB vaccine will be completed by early next year.

SA set to make TB vaccine history

2012-03-20 22:27

Advanced TB vaccine trials are nearing completion in South Africa, one of twelve trials presently underway.

Fears of totally drug-resistant TB

2012-01-18 08:31

A doctor in Mumbai has identified a dozen cases of TB which he says don't respond to any treatment.

Nurses being exposed to TB, body claims

2011-07-25 20:00

Many nurses are contracting TB in the line of duty due to a shortage of protective clothing, a nursing organisation says.

Free State TB campaign working well

2011-03-23 13:27

The Free State health department's campaign of sending officials into communities to find TB and HIV/Aids patients is working well, officials have said.

Aim for Aids-free generation

2009-07-20 10:16

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says South Africa must eliminate the mother to child transmission of Aids, in order to have a generation free of Aids.

Doctors vow to continue strike

2009-06-23 12:26

Public sector doctors in Durban have vowed to continue their strike for another day, but will wear red and protest in silence out of respect for patients dying of HIV/Aids and TB.

 

Cancelled grants hamper Aids, TB fight

2012-03-28 14:05

The world is losing ground in its efforts to improve the treatment of Aids and TB victims because of the Global Fund's termination of new grants, MSF says.

No new HIV infections in next 20 years: Motlanthe

2012-03-24 18:00
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The government plans to bring down new HIV infection rates to zero in the next 20 years, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.

Famous TB patients

2012-03-23 07:48

From Nelson Mandela to Tina Turner, these well-known people have fought TB.

Unarmed vs. a killer

2012-03-22 15:38

The overuse of antibiotics disarms us in the fight against TB.

Diagnosing TB

2012-03-05 16:47

There are basically 4 ways in which you can be tested for TB.

TB cases decline for first time - WHO

2011-10-12 09:19

The number of people falling ill with tuberculosis declined last year for the first time while the death toll from the disease reached its lowest level in a decade.

Smartphones to track TB patients

2011-03-24 13:01

The government will make increasing use of technology such as smartphones and online maps in the fight against TB.

'Not much progress' in TB fight

2009-10-12 13:04

The health department says not much progress has been made in preventing the spread of tuberculosis, which is the country's top cause of death.

TB patients escape hospital

2009-06-29 16:06

Oficials have been sent to round up 18 drug-resistant tuberculosis patients who absconded from a Port Elizabeth hospital during a power failure.

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