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“The SHINE trial is the first tuberculosis treatment-shortening randomised-controlled clinical trial in children. It’s a milestone. We’ve suspected for a long time that we are over-treating many children with TB, but now have clear, pragmatic evidence to inform policy and clinical practice,” said Professor Anneke Hesseling of the Desmond Tutu TB Centre (DTTC) in the […]

On the 9th of December, Unitaid, the funder for the TB CHAMP trial as part of the BENEFIT Kids Project, featured the TB CHAMP study on their website. In the article they highlight the amazing work that has been done as part of the study and introduce some of the dedicated team members who are […]

The PETITE Study, as part of the Unitaid sponsored BENEFIT Kids project, was recently featured on the Stellenbosch University website. As part of the study, researchers from the Desmond Tutu TB Centre are searching for the safest and most effective treatment for babies at high risk of contracting HIV. To read more, please click on […]

HPTN 084 – DSMB Superiority Press Release

Modified Voice Risk Score (MVRS) is a risk assessment tool that is used to determine an individual’s risk of acquiring HIV. The MVRS tool uses 5 standardized questions and assigns a score to each response. The scores are specific to the questions and range from 0 to 2 based on a participant’s response. The scores […]

Original article available: http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=7560   Author: FMHS Marketing & Communication / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Sue Segar   Dr Karen du Preez, a clinical researcher with the Paediatric TB Research Programme at the Desmond Tutu TB Centre, recently received a grant of nearly R9 million ($540 000) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United […]

During World TB day in March 2020, Spotlight featured some of the Centre’s ground-breaking work in paediatric TB research. Cleary spoke to DTTC Director Professor Anneke Hesseling, as well as Dr Megan Palmer, Medical Director at the Centre’s Pharmacokinetics (PK) Unit, based at Brooklyn Chest Hospital. To read the article, please go to: TB in […]

  Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there were 10 million new cases and 1.5 million deaths from TB in 2018. Over one million children developed TB during the same timeframe (WHO 2019). Almost 500,000 of last year’s new TB cases are resistant […]

“On World TB Day and during World TB month, the global community is appropriately focusing on the rapidly evolving global COVID-19 pandemic. The care of already vulnerable families and children affected by tuberculosis, including MDR-TB, should however not be neglected during this critical time.” This is the message from Professor Anneke Hesseling, Director of the […]

DTTC annual dissemination event 2019: Research for impact The DTTC annual dissemination event at Hazendal. Photo: TB Proof   The Desmond Tutu TB Centre (DTTC) annual dissemination event was held on the 15th of November 2019 at the historic Hazendal Wine Estate. The theme for the event was “Making a Difference: Research for Impact”. Prof. […]