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ADDRESSING PRIORITY HEALTH ISSUES THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND SERVICE

The UCT Lung Institute


The University of Cape Town Lung Institute (UCTLI) is a private company wholly owned by the University of Cape Town. Our mandate is to Address Priority Health Issues through Education, Research and Service. Our building is located on Hospital Bend adjacent to the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences. We provide clinical services and conduct research in the fields of Respiratory Medicine, Tuberculosis, COVID-19 and Allergy. Our services include evaluation of new TB treatments and investigating new TB diagnostics in adults and children. We also conduct COVID-19 vaccine and COVID-19 treatment research. Our team offers a limited private practice service in Allergy and Respiratory Medicine. We work closely with the Faculty of Health Sciences and use our extended platform to facilitate student and postgraduate training. The UCTLI collaborates widely with higher training institutions and research entities elsewhere in South Africa, on the African continent and abroad.


                   

Latest news

18th December 2023

A Big Misconception About the World’s Greatest Infectious Killer

Growing up in India, which for decades has clocked millions of tuberculosis cases each year, Lalita Ramakrishnan was intimately familiar with how devastating the disease can be. The world’s greatest infectious killer, rivaled only by SARS-CoV-2, Mycobacterium tuberculosis spreads through the air and infiltrates the airways, in many cases destroying the lungs.
17th November 2023

Tuberculosis Surpasses COVID-19 as Most Deadly Infectious Disease

“Almost a third of newly ill patients with TB globally remain undetected or undiagnosed,” Dr. Keertan Dheda, professor of TB research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, wrote to The Epoch Times. This can be due to poor diagnostic techniques and difficulty accessing care.