News & Events

The work of Dr Graeme Hoddinott, socio-behavioural science lead at the DTTC, was featured on 23 March 2023 on The Conversation. The article focuses on the TB burden among young people and discusses drivers of TB infection and gaps in healthcare related to TB. To read more, please go to: The Conversation

The extemporaneous suspensions work as part of BENEFIT Kids Project was shared on Nature Africa: nature africa This article discusses findings from the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance) and Stellenbosch University, in South Africa that now provide detailed blueprints for pharmacists to quickly and safely prepare more palatable, more accurately dosed syrup […]

On Friday the 17th of March, the Desmond Tutu TB Centre (DTTC) held the annual World TB Day celebrations at the Biomedical Research Institute Conference venue, Tygerberg Campus. The meeting was attended by all DTTC staff and honoured guests and partners. Vikesh Naidoo and Sue Purchase facilitated the event and the various speakers showcasing the wonderful […]

Click Here for more information and to register Background The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that approximately 54 million people survived TB between 2000 and 2017 alone. There is increasing evidence of long-term respiratory complications following TB in a proportion of these patients, preventing them from returning to their normal lives. Patients can suffer from […]

TB-CHAMP study comes to an end! TB-CHAMP is an MDR-TB prevention study led by Stellenbosch University and DTTC and is the only study in the world designed specifically to investigate MDR-TB prevention in young children. The study compares the antibiotic levofloxacin with placebo, to see if levofloxacin is safe and effective to prevent TB in […]

Vaughn, loyal service dog to Dr Rory Dunbar for the past 11 years, is retiring from duty. Vaughn has been a consistent presence at the DTTC and he will be missed!

Anneke Hesseling was featured in a Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations Network (GAP-f) Initiatives video. GAP-f is a WHO Network hosted within the Research for Health Department in the Science Division and was created to respond to the paediatric treatment gap, including the need for paediatric tuberculosis treatment. Follow the link to watch the video:

Please join us for a webinar to share preliminary findings from the IMPAC19TB study Join via Zoom: Day 1: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/84197815674?pwd=OHNJM0IzQ3NJUlExWkxHYjB0MkxOQT09 Meeting ID: 841 9781 5674 Access password: 740706   Day 2: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/81800727968?pwd=eEZ6bXVxY0hhMmdhdml2UVJVbWVhUT09 Meeting ID: 818 0072 7968 Access password: 426773 Time: 13H00 – 15H00 (SAST)/08H00-10H00 (BRT)/18H00-20H00 (NOVT)/16H30-18H30 (IST) Interpreters for Portuguese, Russian and Hindi will […]

Prof. Anneke Hesseling was awarded the title of Honorary member of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. This title is awarded to persons who have made significant contributions to advance and support the work of The Union. The Award was presented at the virtual General Assembly on 22 December 2021. To read more, […]

Nulda Beyers (Founding Director, Desmond Tutu TB Centre), Anneke Hesseling (Director, Desmond Tutu TB Centre, and Mariana Kruger (Executive Head, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Children’s Hospital) Today, we mourn the death of giant. We also celebrate a life well lived and dedicated to the service of others, including addressing […]