26th May 2022
Prof Rodney Dawson speaks to Refilwe Moloto about a new trial involving BTZ-043
26th May 2022
Pretoria family suffers from a rare disease that causes them unbearable pain and heavy swelling
25th May 2022
Are you interested in taking part in a COVID-19 research study? Participants are required for the Covidity vaccine.
19th May 2022
BTZ-043 was profiled in an early phase development study at the UCTLI, sponsored by the EDCTP and German funds in 2019
29th April 2022
UCT Lung Institute in partnership with Novartis and the Department of Health launched a ‘lab-in-a-cab’ mobile TB clinic
28th April 2022
Prof Rod Dawson, Managing Director of the UCT Lung Institute attends the handover of two Ford Custom Transporter vehicles from Mekor Ford Claremont
7th April 2022
UCT Lung Institute prides itself in having a strong partnership with the community we serve
30th March 2022
Professor Keertan Dheda, head of the University of Cape Town’s Division of Pulmonology, and of Respiratory Services speaks to Spotlight
26th March 2022
There was a significant reduction in tuberculosis (TB) testing and case detection across South Africa in the past two years
26th March 2022
TB is still a major problem in South Africa, mostly in the third world, but it can be cured, provided you get treatment
24th March 2022
World TB Day is commemorated on March 24 to build the fight toward ending the global epidemic of TB
24th March 2022
Watch this special programme featuring TB champions and medical specialists on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day, 24 March
24th March 2022
A recently published study by academics from the University of Cape Town (UCT) has signaled a paradigm shift in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
24th March 2022
24th March 2022
Tuberculosis has killed more than 1.5 million people globally and South Africa saw 61 000 deaths in 2020
23rd March 2022
The global tuberculosis burden remains substantial, with more than 10 million people newly ill per year
22nd March 2022
In many African countries, there were more deaths from tuberculosis than from COVID-19
10th January 2022
The first to study the efficacy of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in people living with HIV
29th July 2019
27th July 2019
2nd May 2019
Registrations are now open for the 2019 Pulmonology Update to be held on 12-14 July 2019 at Groote Schuur Hospital.
23rd April 2019
Dr Phindile Gina has been selected as one of the 2019 WhiteSci Travel Award winners. The award of R7,500 will make a significant contribution towards the costs […]
18th April 2019
Researchers from the University of Cape Town have found that the injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera could potentially increase women’s risk of contracting TB. A breakthrough study by […]
15th April 2019
A breakthrough study conducted by Professor Keertan Dheda and Dr Michele Tomasicchio, at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, has […]
24th November 2018
South African Health Excellence Awards 2018 was held on 24 November 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Professor Dheda was awarded the Scientific Excellence Award. This award […]
22nd October 2018
22 October 2018 | Cape Town | Scientists at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) have received top honours from the National Research Foundation (NRF) for their leadership and excellence in science and research.
18th October 2018
Professor Dheda interviewed on eNCA, 18 October 2018.
1st October 2018
Umthombo Magazine features research stories from across universities New diagnostics tools for TB meningitis See the interactive Umthombo magazine here Download the PDF version
28th September 2018
The University of Cape Town’s top scientific minds dominated at this year’s National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards ceremony, accounting for 11 of the 37 academics honoured […]
25th September 2018
The story of Goodman Mkhanda In the world of tuberculosis it is often said that ‘it takes a village to cure TB’, and in the case […]
19th September 2018
17th September 2018
Photo: Prof. Tanner, Prof. Keertan Dheda, Dr Simão Prof Dheda was presented with the Scientific Leadership Prize at the EDCTP opening ceremony of the Ninth Forum […]
17th July 2018
TB meningitis is a major cause of death in Southern Africa. Early diagnosis is the key to improving the health outcomes of this disease, but the […]
12th July 2018
A NEW unit has been established at UCT to probe the ramifications of antibiotic resistance. A first for South Africa, the unit aims to address the […]
13th June 2018
Professor Keertan Dheda of the University of Cape Town says health care workers need to go and look for undiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) patients. He has spoken […]
24th March 2018
A breakthrough South African study may change the course of vaccine research for the world’s number one infectious-disease killer: tuberculosis (TB). While a new vaccine has […]
23rd March 2018
Prof Keertan Dheda interviewed on eNCA, 23 March 2018
20th March 2018
Prof Keertan Dheda interviewed on Medecins Sans Frontieres South Africa
11th October 2017
Watch this two-part interview with Associate Professor Jonny Peters on SABC2
25th September 2017
The Ultra’s combination of a lower limit of detection and ability to find dead bacilli after starting TB therapy vastly improves sensitivity compared to other tests, […]
13th September 2017
SABC Expresso, 13 September 2017
7th September 2017
The PACK programme tackles health systems issues so that primary care practitioners can deliver
evidence based care that is policy-aligned and feasible for their setting.
24th August 2017
IN POOR countries people are living longer and healthier lives than ever. Since 2000 child mortality has fallen by almost half. The rate of new HIV/AIDS […]
22nd August 2017
Another amazing accomplishment for the Lung Infection and Immunity Unit at this year’s South African Thoracic Society Congress as four of the units scientists won awards. […]
7th August 2017
At a glance, the symptoms of a cold and allergy appear similar. You’ll have a runny nose, nasal congestion, coughing, sneezing, post-nasal drip, conjunctivitis and a […]
15th June 2017
Professor Keertan Dheda, head of the Division of Pulmonology in UCT’s Department of Medicine, recently delivered a keynote address at the 2017 American Thoracic Society Conference […]
19th May 2017
Congratulations to Professor Keertan Dheda who delivered a Keynote address at the 2017 American Thoracic Society Conference in Washing DC that was attended by ~17000 people. […]
1st May 2017
SAfm, Morning talk, 1 May 2017
31st March 2017
You know you have a cough coming on – your chest starts to feel tight and there’s a constant tickle in your throat. So you head […]
29th March 2017
Primary healthcare practitioners call it their bible. You’ll find a well-thumbed copy of the Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK) in clinics all over South Africa. […]
28th March 2017
South Africa’s health department has issued statements indicating its intention to adopt a no-compromise position on vaping and related products, expressing it’s intention to regulate vaping […]
25th March 2017
The rise of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) threatens to derail decades of progress in the fight against the disease, experts warn in a new report published in […]
25th March 2017
New antibiotics are becoming available for the first time but without accurate diagnostics, clear treatment guidelines, and improved control efforts, their effectiveness could be rapidly lost […]
25th March 2017
Tiener ontvang nuwe middle teen TB. Download article Die Burger, 25 Maart 2017
24th March 2017
New antibiotics are becoming available for the first time but without accurate diagnostics, clear treatment guidelines, and improved control efforts, their effectiveness could be rapidly lost […]
24th March 2017
There are no state-funded facilities for people living with incurable TB to spend the rest of their lives safely. New tuberculosis (TB) infections have declined around […]
24th March 2017
TB kills more people every year than any other infectious disease, including AIDS, claims the report. New Delhi: Global rise of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis threatens to derail […]
24th March 2017
The emergence of drug resistant tuberculosis has resulted in scientists taking a more aggressive and urgent approach to research into the development of the disease. As […]
24th March 2017
Mail and Guardian, 24-30 March 2017 Read more A time to accelerate the pace towards a TB – free South Africa Read more SA’s TB think […]
24th March 2017
BBC Newsday, 24 March 2017
24th March 2017
Analysis By Keertan Dheda, University of Cape Town The emergence of drug resistant tuberculosis has resulted in scientists taking a more aggressive and urgent approach to […]
24th March 2017
Lancet Respiratory Medicine Podcast, Aaron van Dorn interviews Stephen Gillespie on Drug resistant tuberculosis
23rd March 2017
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23rd March 2017
Tuberculosis is becoming increasingly resistant to drugs worldwide which threatens to derail decades of progress, a report warns. Although new antibiotics are becoming available for the […]
23rd March 2017
The rise of multi-drug resistant bacteria threatens to overturn decades of progress on tuberculosis (TB), experts are warning. Multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains […]
23rd March 2017
About 1 in 5 cases of TB are now resistant to at least one major anti-TB drug Rising rates of superbug tuberculosis (TB) are threatening to […]
23rd March 2017
Resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs is threatening to derail efforts to eradicate the disease globally‚ doctors have warned. A new report published in UK medical journal‚ The […]
23rd March 2017
The global fight to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) is at a critical crossroads, a new report warned today. An emerging epidemic of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant […]
22nd March 2017
London (Reuters) – Rising rates of superbug tuberculosis (TB) are threatening to derail decades of progress against the contagious disease, experts said on Thursday, and new […]
17th March 2017
Watch video eNCA, 17 March 2017
12th March 2017
They’re being given greater powers to treat patients because there is a shortage of doctors. Al Jazeera, 12 March 2017
28th February 2017
A new study has found that two thirds of patients with extensive drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) have incurable TB. XDR-TB is resistance to four key TB antibiotics. […]
27th February 2017
Being an asthmatic shouldn’t hold you back from being a great sportsman – just look at Michael Phelps and David Beckham. But, as with all treatable […]
26th February 2017
Prof Dheda interviewed on Cape Talk Radio
26th February 2017
Prof Dheda interviewed on The Koketso Sachane Show
9th February 2017
Tuberculosis has killed more than a billion people over the last two centuries. A new UCT-led study had the myriad undiagnosed cases of the highly infectious […]
7th February 2017
The rise of drug-resistant tuberculosis has taken a new, horrifying turn. According to scientists, as a result of patients not finishing their treatments for tuberculosis (TB), […]
7th February 2017
eNCA channel 403 DSTV, 7 February 2017
6th February 2017
An estimated 35,000 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases were recorded in South Africa in 2014. CAPE TOWN – A University of Cape Town researcher says there’s been a […]
30th January 2017
The rise of drug-resistant tuberculosis has taken a new, horrifying turn. While various strains of TB, with varying degrees of resistance to drugs, have wreaked havoc […]
30th January 2017
URGENT action, including rapid diagnosis, better access to medication, improved home-based care and more community-stay facilities for patients, is crucial in addressing the rising transmission and […]
30th January 2017
The rise of incurable tuberculosis (TB) underscores the need to address poverty, overcrowding and the HIV epidemic in Africa, experts say. A study which tracked more […]
29th January 2017
Johannesburg – The electronic cigarette industry is cranking up its lobbying efforts to pre-empt a range of possible regulations expected this year. The newly established Vapour […]
26th January 2017
A recent landmark trial showed 53% more patients initiated therapy for tuberculosis (TB) after a new DNA-based diagnostic tool was used to screen for the disease […]
23rd January 2017
Cape Town | TB researchers suggest that urgent action, including rapid diagnosis, wider access to newer and repurposed drugs, and bolstering home-based care and building long […]
20th January 2017
Cape Town | A recent randomized controlled trial revealed that 53% more patients initiated therapy for tuberculosis (TB) after a new diagnostic tool (GeneXpert MTB/RIF) was used […]
17th December 2016
To see the interview, please go to approximately 7 minutes and 30 seconds into the video clip.
E-news, 17 December 2016
10th November 2016
An audit conducted by the City shows that 42 percent of children exposed to TB patients have not been screened for the disease. UCT head of […]
24th June 2016
It is not uncommon to hear people lament the exodus of African minds to institutions overseas. Access to more funding, advanced technologies and prestige are some […]
1st May 2016
UCT’s Professor Richard van Zyl-Smit says more and more teenagers smoke e-cigarettes and hubbly-bubbly, a flavoured tobacco, adding that the volume of smoke one inhales from […]
15th March 2016
Test enables a diagnosis in 20 minutes and earlier anti TB treatment A rapid, and simple to use, low-cost urine sample to test for TB at […]
27th January 2016
Tuberculosis often lies undetected in the very patients it is most likely to kill: HIV positive patients. But a urine test could change that. A new […]
16th October 2015
At a ceremony on Tuesday 13 October, UCT announced the names of six new fellows – permanent academic staff who are being recognised by UCT Council […]
21st September 2015
Newsroom, 21 September 2015
7th May 2015
You have a relentless, hacking cough that just won’t go away, but you don’t think it’s anything serious. It could be because of the change of […]
10th March 2015
CAPE TOWN – Not being able to breathe is a trauma many Cape Town residents have experienced in the last week. From regular shack fires to […]
12th August 2014
Teamwork: Dr Rod Dawson (right) and his team of (from left) Thami Mlonyeni, Bernie Isaacs, Michelle Evreva, Dr Kim Narunsky, Gloria Vusani, Lizette Rooi, and Suraya […]
20th June 2014
11th June 2014
There are patients who have incurable and infectious Tuberculosis who are being discharged from hospitals as they cannot be treated. This is according to the UCT […]
3rd June 2014
UCT is delighted that one of its academics, Prof Keertan Dedha, is the 2014 recipient of the Oppenheimer Fellowship, the Oppenheimer Trust’s premier award with a […]
2nd June 2014
“My life has stopped. I don’t want anyone to go through what I’m going through,” 36-year-old Kirt tells me through the facemask that holds back the […]
31st May 2014
UCT researchers have been nominated for BHP Billiton Awards for their work in the fight against tuberculosis, from using satellite tracking to identify “super spreaders”, to […]
28th May 2014
“Sometimes I ask myself, why me? Why did this have to happen again?” says 31-year-old Andile from the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town, South Africa. “But […]
21st May 2014
Eleven UCT researchers have been selected as finalists for the prestigious NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards for 2013/14. The national awards celebrate outstanding contributions to Science, Engineering, Technology […]
1st May 2014
Download article Netcare Health, Issue 1 2014
28th March 2014
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27th March 2014
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a huge problem throughout the world. South Africa is particularly hard hit by the disease. It is one of only two countries […]
22nd March 2014
A sampling device identifies ‘superspreaders’ who cough up live TB bacteria A face mask with satellite-tracking will show where patients go in the community The team […]
17th March 2014
Watch the video.
22nd January 2014
The spread of a virtually untreatable form of tuberculosis in South Africa is being fueled by the release of infected patients into the general community, according […]
17th January 2014
Patients with incurable and highly infectious tuberculosis (TB) were being routinely discharged from hospital to die at home, putting friends, family and people in tehir community […]
17th January 2014
Patients with contagious and highly drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) are being routinely discharged from hospitals across South Africa, exposing others in their communities to potentially deadly infections, […]
17th January 2014
Long-term treatment-related outcomes in patients with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis are unknown. We followed up a cohort of patients to address knowledge gaps. Download article The […]
6th January 2014
Health experts are trying to tackle an increase in a highly infectious drug-resistant form of TB which could leave London on the cusp of a TB […]
23rd November 2013
In his address to MRC award and grant winners at a prestigious ceremony in Cape Town, outgoing MRC Chairperson Professor Lizo Mazwai described the South African […]
31st October 2013
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29th October 2013
An on-the-spot sputum test for tuberculosis works better than the commonly-used, 125-year-old microscope method, but did not reduce illness in a southern African trial, a study […]
28th October 2013
Point-of-care Xpert MTB/RIF tuberculosis testing is associated with more patients getting same-day diagnosis and having same-day treatment initiation but does not result in improved tuberculosis-related morbidity, […]
28th October 2013
PARIS – An on-the-spot sputum test for tuberculosis works better than the commonly-used, 125-year-old microscope method, but did not reduce illness in a southern African trial, a […]
10th September 2013
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23rd July 2013
Prof. Dheda interviewed on Power FM
12th June 2013
Nelson Mandela remained another day in hospital with no reports of any improvement in his condition which South African President Jacob Zuma described as “very serious” […]
12th June 2013
A new clinical trial by the UCT Lung Institute’s Centre for TB Research Innovation (CTBRI) is not only innovative in design and in its collaborative nature, […]
6th June 2013
Download article Cape Argus, 3 June 2013 Download article Die Burger, 6 June 2013
26th April 2013
The new technology, which was unveiled at Groote Schuur Hospital for teh first time in Africa yesterday, is a minimal brochoscopic procedure that heats the wall […]
12th April 2013
Watch this informative video as uploaded to YouTube by EDCTP.
1st April 2013
Hurriyet Daily News – Nelson Mandela was comfortable and breathing without difficulty on his third day in hospital after the anti-apartheid hero was treated for pneumonia, […]
23rd January 2013
Three new top appointments at UCT’s Department of Medicine – all black staff – are proof that the university is well on its way to becoming […]
28th August 2012
Award winners, from left: Malika Davids, Dr Richard van Zyl Smit and Dr Jashira Naidoo The run of good fortune has continued as the Lung […]
21st May 2012
A host of UC scholars and units have been nominated for the 2011/12 National Science and Technology Forum-BHP Billiton awards. This year, the NSTF celebrates its […]
23rd November 2011
Keertan Dheda interviewed on SAFM
9th October 2011
The 2011 Sixth EDCTP Forum was held in Addis Ababa and was attended by Professor Keertan Dheda and Dr. Grant Theron from the Unit. Several important […]
1st September 2011
UCT won no less than three nominations – more than any other institution – when the African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI) recently recognised […]
8th June 2011
Malika Davids, a doctoral student in UCT’s Lung Infection and Immunity Unit in the Department of Medicine, certainly had her fellow delegates sitting up and taking […]
10th May 2011
Radio Interview with Prof Keertan Dheda on SAFM
4th May 2011
Prof Keertan Dheda interviewed on SABC
15th April 2011
Splinternuwe masjiene wat vir die eerste keer middelweerstandige tuberkulose (MDR-TB) in staatshospitale kan diagnoseer,isdeurdiedepartementvangesondheid aangekoop. Download article Die Burger, 15 April 2011
13th November 2010
Dr Keertan Dheda, Associate Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Cape Town, is the recipient of the 2010 Union Scientific Award, bestowed by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD). The annual global award honours a researcher under the age of 45 who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of tuberculosis and/or lung disease.
1st November 2010
Recent unprecedented efforts have led to an expanded tuberculosis diagnostic pipeline, and, in September, publication of the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF in a large multicentre trial […]
21st September 2010
UCT researchers have shown that health workers in South Africa are contracting extensively drug-resistent tuberculosis (XDR-TB), the most serious form of the disease that is extremely […]
13th September 2010
The controversial question of whether or not to incarcerate patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis came under the spotlight at a workshop held at the Faculty of Health […]
25th June 2010
Thanks to their new Discovery Foundation Academic Fellowships, Dr Hoosain Khalfey and Dr Greg Symons have the funding to continue their potentially ground-breaking studies of lung […]
19th May 2010
In The Lancet today, Keertan Dheda and co-authors present an interesting report about early treatment outcomes of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (resistant to isoniazid, rifampicin, any […]
14th May 2010
TB is the most common serious opportunistic infection that HIV-positive South Africans contract. TB patients who are tested for HIV can be put on antiretroviral treatment […]
1st May 2010
Data from Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, suggest that almost all patients with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis are HIV-positive, with a fatal outcome. Since, there are few […]
1st May 2010
Although progress has been made to reduce global incidence of drug-susceptible tuberculosis, the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis during the past decade […]
1st March 2010
The Lung Infection and Immunity Unit of the University of Cape Town would like to join with the rest of the world in commemorating World TB […]
26th October 2009
New findings by UCT’s Dr Richard van Zyl-Smit could up-end some widely-held tenets of tuberculosis testing. Based at the Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, Van Zyl-Smit, […]
26th October 2009
Three specialists at UCT’s Lung Infection and Immunity Unit have won substantial US fellowships for their doctoral studies on tuberculosis. Download article Monday Paper, 26 October […]
23rd October 2009
Skin testing for tuberculosis, the current method used in South Africa as well as in the UK and Canada is being questioned by a top UCT […]