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Cash and counselling slash unsuccessful TB outcomes by half
A new study shows that tuberculosis patients cash-incentivised and counselled have a 52% lower relative risk of having an unsuccessful treatment outcome.
7 February 2025
How Africa became the birthplace of human evolution
Nature Africa marks 100 years since Australopithecus Africanus transformed our understanding of the origins of humans.
7 February 2025
SACAQM and AfricaWeather Partner to Advance Air Quality Monitoring
Partnership will bring advanced monitoring, hardware, IoT communications, and artificial intelligence to AfricaWeather’s environmental intelligence platform.
5 February 2025
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New study shows improved success rates for TB patients
The study, a randomised controlled trial conducted across nine clinics in Johannesburg, evaluated the effects of a patient-centred intervention combining pre-test and post-test TB counselling with financial incentives on treatment adherence and outcomes.
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