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UNAids executive director Winnie Byanyima. Image: UNAids on X
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Decriminalization – a prerequisite to ending Aids and TB

The same structural failures that sustain the HIV epidemic also sustain tuberculosis

  • Alankar Malviya
7 min read
So many on the African continent are affected by TB, which hits the young and vibrant the hardest in our region and in the world. (Photo by NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
3D RESEARCH CENTRE

Africans can solve TB, the disease that haunts us. Here’s how

Africans need to be fully involved in drug discovery and development research for tuberculosis on the continent

  • Khisimuzi Mdluli
5 min read
This disease is a leading cause of death in SA but preventing it could be as simple as taking a single pill — if the government agrees. (David Harrison)
3HP

This kills more South Africans than any other disease. There’s a new way to stop it

One in four people carry this potentially deadly bug? Now a new shorter treatment can prevent it from making you sick.

  • Bhekisisa Team
4 min read
TUBERCULOSIS

The South Africans who unmasked TB stigma

Media professionals and health workers wore surgical masks to fight TB stigma on World TB Day

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
BHEKISISA

M&G joins #UnmaskStigma TB awareness campaign

The Mail & Guardian’s health centre, Bhekisisa, joins the World Health Organisation in raising awareness about TB on World TB Day on March 24.

  • Mia Malan
2 min read
DISEASE CONTROL

#Unmask TB stigma with a selfie

Fearing social rejection, many patients don’t seek treatment. To show your solidarity, don a surgical mask and post a selfie on World TB Day.

  • Dalene Von Delft
3 min read
Brics nations pledge better access to quality medicine
AARON MOTSOALEDI

Ramping up the battle against TB

The battlefield in the fight against TB has been mapped out in the province with the highest prevalence of the disease — KwaZulu-Natal.

  • Vuvu Vena
  • Sapa Afp
4 min read