TB
Court ruling means that pharmacists can prescribe to people with HIV
Specially trained pharmacists will be allowed to manage and prescribe medicine to patients with HIV and/or tuberculosis
Law | 15 August 2023
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
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
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
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
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