Ethiopia has taken a major step forward in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) by launching a national AI-powered digital X-ray system for TB screening. The ...

Few illnesses lay bare the inequities of the modern global health system like tuberculosis. In 2021 alone, the disease killed 1.6 million people worldwide, more than any other infectious illness ...

Aug. 18, 2006 — -- In a rural, impoverished area of South Africa, a scary outbreak is occurring primarily among AIDS patients -- a type of tuberculosis that is extremely drug resistant. Of 53 ...

Graeme Hoddinott is a fellow of the African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence (ARISE) programme. His ARISE research is focused on optimising care for adolescents with tuberculosis. The ...

Despite being entirely preventable, tuberculosis remains a leading cause of death in South Africa. As the next generation ...

COVID-19 surpassed TB as a killer over the past two years. [iStockphoto] Effective tuberculosis (TB) treatment has been available for the past 60 years. But TB remains the leading cause of death from ...

The World Health Organization 2022 Africa regional report underestimated the incidence rate of tuberculosis in sub-Saharan African individuals living with HIV, according to a recent analysis.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with colleagues in South Africa, have investigated whether ...

It has been estimated that 1.7 million people die from Tuberculosis (TB), and more than 10.4 million new cases are reported every year worldwide. The global 'End TB' strategy aims to eliminate the ...

Tom Nyirenda is affiliated with European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership -EDCTP. The World Health Organization’s 2024 Global Tuberculosis report reveals a sobering reality.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A TB patient receiving counseling and treatment at Kerugoya Hospital TB Management Center ...