– Results of TAC survey of 207 public clinics shows TB infection control still falling short. – Government must urgently conduct an infection control audit of all public facilities JOHANNESBURG, 19th MARCH 2018 – In the run up to World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on 24 March 2018, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) […]
Read MoreLIVERPOOL, THURSDAY 27th OCTOBER: In 2015 tuberculosis (TB) killed 1.8 million people on the planet. This is more than any other infectious disease, including HIV. Yet, investment in TB research remains disgracefully low. A new report by the United States-based Treatment Action Group (TAG) launched this week showed that total global funding for TB research […]
Read MoreBARCELONA, 31st October 2014: A WHO and Global Fund study revealed that for the period between 2014 and 2016, there will be a funding shortfall for TB activities totaling up to US$ 1.6 billion/year, assuming that US$ 3.2 billion/year will be met through domestic financing. This figure however does not include the US$ 2billion/year needed […]
Read MoreMemorandum delivered by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and SECTION27 to a representative of the Department of Justice and Correctional Services (DJCS) at the SA TB Conference on Thursday 12 June 2014. Department of Justice and Correctional Services must urgently recognise and confront the deadly TB epidemic in its prisons. TB is the number one […]
Read More– Janssen must run a Phase III trial of bedaquiline urgently – More investment in TB drugs and diagnostics urgently needed The current standard of care for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) consists of poorly tested drugs with horrible side-effects. We are desperately in need of new properly tested TB drugs. Bedaquiline, made by the pharmaceutical […]
Read MoreMembers of the criminal justice, social justice and health sectors discussed strategies to prevent and treat tuberculosis (TB) – the leading cause of death in South Africa’s correctional centres – at the University of the Witwatersrand on Tuesday, 28 May 2013. The roundtable focused on strengthening the Guidelines for the Management of Tuberculosis, Human Immunodeficiency […]
Read MoreStatement by SECTION27, RHAP and TAC 16 May 2013 On 15 May 2013 the Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, delivered his annual National Health budget and policy speech (here). The speech provides an opportunity for the Minister and his department to communicate progress they have made in delivering health services, the challenges they face […]
Read MoreToday, 22 March 2013, while we commemorate World TB day, we need to take stock of the progress we have made in fighting the disease. Today, TB remains the number one cause of death in South Africa. Approximately 1% of the South African population develops TB disease every year. That is 500,000 people per year. […]
Read MoreMEMORANDUM: Realise the right to health in prisons: we need an effective and comprehensive HIV and TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care and support programme in prisons now! Today, 24 March, we commemorate World TB day and South Africa focuses its attention on the scourge of TB in prisons. TB is the leading cause of natural […]
Read MoreThe Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) held its National Council (NC) on the 4th and 5th of March 2013 at Booysens, Johannesburg. Below are some discussion points and the resolutions of the NC. Internal and organisational resolutions will be circulated separately. The Current Political Situation: Council deliberated on the outcomes and resolutions of the ANC Congress, […]
Read MoreToday, the Constitutional Court overturned a ruling of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in the matter of Dudley Lee vs. the Minister of Correctional Services. This is a landmark case that highlights the State’s responsibility for ensuring that the constitutional rights of detainees are maintained and safeguarded. The Court described the judgment as “of […]
Read MoreStatement by the Treatment Action Campaign, SECTION27, Médecins Sans Frontières and Oxfam On 12 June 2012, The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), SECTION27, Médecins Sans Frontières and Oxfam hosted a meeting prior to the launch of the 3rd SA TB Conference. The meeting brought together TB clinicians, counsellors, patients, activists and academics. Speakers and participants drew […]
Read MoreThe Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), SECTION27 and Oxfam will host a meeting on the morning of the launch of the 3rd SA TB Conference in Durban. The meeting will bring together community members, patients, activists, health care workers and government. The aim of the meeting is to examine challenges in reducing […]
Read MoreThe Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), SECTION27 and Oxfam will host a meeting on the morning of the launch of the 3rd SA TB Conference. The meeting will bring together community members, patients, activists, health care workers and government. The aim of the meeting is to examine challenges in reducing new cases […]
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