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South Africa’s battle against TB: Government launches nationwide campaign
South Africa’s battle against TB: Government launches nationwide campaign! The Department of Health has launched an aggressive national campaign to…
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Western Cape govt praises NGOs for support amid US funding cuts for HIV/AIDS programs
Western Cape govt praises NGOs for support amid US funding cuts for HIV/AIDS programs! The Western Cape government has expressed…
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2 staff members test positive & one dies of TB at Pretoria school
A tuberculosis (TB) scare has hit the Pretoria School for Learners with Cerebral Palsy after two staff members tested positive…
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Health Department looking at using AI to accelerate screening & diagnosis of TB and silicosis
The Department of Health is looking at using artificial intelligence (AI) as a means to accelerate the screening and diagnosis…
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SA Medical Association concerned about rushed implementation of NHI
South Africa’s oldest and most revered medical body, the South African Medical Association (SAMA), has issued a clarion call for…
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Measures in place to fast-track TB recovery plan, says Paul Mashatile
Deputy president Paul Mashatile said measures have been put in place to fast-track the implementation of the tuberculosis (TB) recovery…
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Drive to compensate former miners with TB or silicosis
The Department of Health will this week begin screening, verification, examining and payments of eligible former mine workers who contracted…
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South African researchers make major breakthrough in TB treatment
Long before COVID-19 was an issue, South Africa was battling with another respiratory disease – tuberculosis (TB). This disease has…
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Calls for govt to declare Tuberculosis a national health emergency
Public interest law centre Section27 has joined calls for the government to declare Tuberculosis (TB) a national health emergency and…
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David Mabuza encourages inter-faith leaders to use their influence to help fight spread of TB & HIV
Deputy President David Mabuza encouraged inter-faith leaders in the Frances Baard District Municipality to use their influence and deal with…
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Elephant darted and tested for tuberculosis in Kruger National Park
About 49 elephants have been tested for human tuberculosis (TB) across the Kruger National Park since an adult bull was…
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WC government launches first-of-a-kind public facing TB dashboard
The Western Cape government has launched the first-of-a-kind public-facing Tuberculosis (TB) dashboard, which will only assist in monitoring the implementation…
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eThekwini records highest number of TB cases in KZN
Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu says KwaZulu-Natal is the epicentre of South Africa’s tuberculosis (TB) epidemic. Simelane-Zulu said South Africa is…
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Health experts call on mines to refocus on HIV and TB
Health experts in the mining industry have launched an intensive campaign to return the industry’s focus to tuberculosis (TB), HIV…
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