Topic: TB | GroundUp

This vaccine could save tens of thousands of South African lives each year, but we’ll only see it in 2030

Vaccines against TB are much slower to develop than Covid ones

By James Stent

Science | 9 May 2022

Hundreds march to Union Buildings over health system corruption

Protesters speak of ignorance and bigotry from clinic staff

By Mosima Rafapa

News | 19 October 2021

We followed community health worker Katrina Jacobs for a day. It’s incredible what she does

She is one of thousands providing essential care across the country

By Ashraf Hendricks

Feature | 21 August 2020

Staff picket over plan to convert TB hospital to treat Covid-19

Emergency medical services and unions say personal protective equipment is in short supply

By Joseph Chirume

Brief | 8 May 2020

Cape Town’s children seem to be getting healthier

Cases of diarrhoea and malnutrition have dropped

By Elsabé Brits

News | 11 July 2019

South African researchers develop quicker way to detect drug resistance

Local man develops resistance to new TB medicine despite good adherence

By Elsabé Brits

Science | 10 July 2019

Photo of march for more money to fight TB

International tuberculosis commission praises SA government’s increased investment

TB killed 1.6 million people worldwide in 2017

By Elsabé Brits

News | 1 April 2019

New tuberculosis vaccine raises hopes

But one more large trial is needed, says TB activist

By Kim Reynolds

Brief | 28 September 2018

How do we prevent South Africans from getting sick with TB?

Part three of a three-part series on a neglected disease that kills over a hundred thousand South Africans every year

By Ashleigh Furlong

Feature | 22 May 2018

TB research is underfunded but new medicines are on their way

Part two of a three part series on a neglected disease that kills over a hundred thousand South Africans every year

By Ashleigh Furlong

Feature | 17 May 2018

Why do so many South Africans die of TB?

Part one of a three part series on a neglected disease which kills over 100,000 South Africans every year

By Ashleigh Furlong

Feature | 16 May 2018

Former Aids council head criticises government plan

But Fareed Abdullah says it is not too late to improve it

By Ashleigh Furlong

News | 17 June 2017

Aids Council responds to corruption allegations

Civil society organisations called “malicious”

By Ashleigh Furlong

News | 15 June 2017

South Africa is making progress against its most deadly disease

Number of new cases is dropping

By Ashleigh Furlong

News | 14 June 2017

Drug offers new option for patients with TB and Aids

Clinical trial shows positive effects of steroid for patients on ARVs

By Ashleigh Furlong

News | 2 March 2017

South African study offers hope against drug-resistant TB

New simpler, shorter regimen has high cure rate

By Ashleigh Furlong and Nathan Geffen

News | 20 February 2017