Health Ministry says Tuberculosis fight needs more attention.
Written by Phakeme Mnguni on 20 March, 2025
By: Buhle Mbhele
Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi says tuberculosis has resulted in more deaths than all other infectious diseases combined but receives less attention.
The minister says in 2023 alone, TB claimed over 56 000 deaths in South Africa, despite being a preventable and treatable disease.
Motsoaledi has emphasised the urgent need to tackle this public health crisis and announced that the soon-to-be launched End TB campaign aims to reduce TB-related deaths by 41% by 2035.
He has called on everyone to act now to end this epidemic and save lives while also understanding that TB is not just a lung disease.
Motsoaledi elaborates:
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