Dr. Anneke Hesseling is the Director of the Paediatric TB Research Program at the Desmond Tutu TB Centre at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa. She has South African and US training in Medicine and Epidemiology and is the PI and co-PI on several large research projects relates to...
News about 'South Africa'
18 Nov 2010
a sputum cup This is part 3 of Lisan Parker’s photo collection from her recent trip to South Africa as part of her new role as Research Liason to the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV ( click here to view part 1 or click here to view part 2 ). These pictures are the last set...
9 Nov 2010
SABC Story on NC001 The clinical trial of the first novel regimen was featured today on SABC TV in South Africa. This is the first clinical trial to test multiple new TB drugs in combination; the trial is known as New Combination 1 (NC001). The experimental regimen undergoing testing in this trial...
7 Nov 2010
NC001 Today, the TB Alliance announced the first clinical trial to test multiple new TB drugs in combination; the trial is known as New Combination 1 (NC001).The experimental regimen undergoing testing in this trial consists of experimental TB drugs PA-824, Moxifloxacin, and Pyrazinamide, an...
3 Nov 2010
Typical Lab This is part 2 of Lisan Parker’s photo collection from her recent trip to South Africa as part of her new role as Research Liason to the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV ( click here to view part 1 ): These are additional pictures taken from a tour of additional...
18 Oct 2010
Chest X-Rays Lisan Parker, who is transitioning into her new role as Research Liason to the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH), filed this report on her recent trip to South Africa: As part of my trip to South Africa as Research Liaison to K-RITH, I and colleagues of...
8 Jul 2010
This post originally appeared on Voices of America news.com http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/health/Dual-Infections-Of-TB-And-AIDS-Make-Each-Harder-To-Treat-97817769.html TB patient in Lesotho Tuberculosis infects nearly ten million people each year and kills nearly two million. It is primarily...
25 May 2010
Dr. Bill Bishai DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA (May 26, 2010) – The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute today announced the appointment of William R. Bishai, M.D., Ph.D., as the first permanent director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K...