South Africa: Innovative SA study takes TB testing to people’s homes

One of the biggest challenges in combating TB in South Africa is that many people who fall ill with the disease are diagnosed late, or not diagnosed at all.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 280,000 people in the country fell ill with TB in 2022. Of these, roughly 66,000 were not diagnosed, and accordingly also not treated. Apart from the damage to the health of the people who are not diagnosed and treated, this also has implications for the further spread of TB since…