Call for urgent action against world’s deadliest infectious disease
TB remains the world's deadliest infectious disease, according to a new report.
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Doctors without Borders
Hope for strong world declaration on deadly TB
Last week the World Health Organsiation (WHO) changed its treatment recommendations for the deadliest form of TB, drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), following South Africa's bold decision.
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First doctor to prescribe ARVs forced to leave SA
A seven-year battle with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has left legendary French HIV expert Dr Francoise Louis with no choice but to leave the country.
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South Africa made history on Monday when the health department announced that all drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients will be eligible to receive the new medicine, bedaquiline, becoming the first country to do so.
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President called upon to attend global TB meeting
Civil society groups are calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to attend a historic global tuberculosis (TB) meeting in September, as a show of political will in ending South Africa's top killer.
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Health facilities fail rape survivors
Three-quarters of public health facilities designated to provide medical or forensic care for survivors of sexual violence, are unable to do so.
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