AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis

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[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health has welcomed progress towards a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, while confirming preparatory work to ensure timely access for South Africans as part of ongoing efforts to eliminate the epidemic as a public health threat by 2030.

[UCT] Asymptomatic tuberculosis (TB) is common and biologically more complex than previously understood, with implications for treatment and care strategies. This is according to University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers, who have published new findings in Nature Communications that challenge current approaches to TB detection and control in South Africa.

[Ghanaian Times] HEADS of State and Government, health ministers and experts, policy makers and development partners have met in Accra with a resolve to advance the continent's health agenda, focusing on ending AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030, reducing maternal mortality, and boosting local pharmaceutical manufacturing.