Tuberculosis persists as a formidable global health threat, claiming 1.5 million lives annually. Drug-resistant strains – multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) and rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) – exacerbate this crisis, affecting 500,000 people worldwide. The World Health Organization reports alarming resistance rates: 7% of new TB cases and 21% of retreatment cases exhibit resistance. To combat this, groundbreaking […]

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common infections in people living with HIV (PLWHA). TB often strikes people with weakened immune systems, making it a leading cause of death for those with HIV/AIDS. In 2018, about 21% of the 1.2 million global TB deaths were among PLWHA. In South Africa, around 300,000 new TB