In celebration of World TB Day 2019, the Desmond Tutu TB Centre (DTTC) held a lunch time event on Friday, 29 March 2019 in the Lecture Hall 6, Education Building, Tygerberg Campus for students and staff.
Professor Anneke Hesseling announced the winners of the DTTC social media photo competition, #TBsTimeIsUp, which generated much interest amongst staff and students. The winning entries came from, Mercia Kuhn, DTTC (1st ); Michelle Moerdyke, 5th Year Medical student (2nd) and Dzunisani Boloyi, DTTC (3rd)
Linking in with the Stop TB Partnership global campaign, “It’s Time”, our programme, “TB through the Lense of Time”, featured three inspiring presentations by Professor Peter Donald, Dr Sue Purchase and the DTTC Community Advisory Board, viz.,
- The history and future of TB treatment – by Professor Peter Donald
- Looking through a different lens: TB in Literature and the Arts – by Dr Sue Purchase
- A community perspective on TB – by the DTTC Community Advisory Board
Thereafter, Professor Hesseling hosted the launch and official opening of the “Robert Gie Ikamva Wing”, a new centre for paediatric TB research on K-floor. Professor Robert Gie is considered one of the champions of TB research at Stellenbosch University and the isiXhosa word, “Ikamva” means “Future”.
