New guidelines and medicines poised to boost TB prevention efforts in South Africa

Catherine Tomlinson
May 23, 2022, 3:36 p.m.

In their current form, South Africa’s TB preventive therapy (TPT) guidelines are out of step with the World Health Organization (WHO)’s guidance on TPT that recommends the use of new, shorter course TPT regimens, as well as providing TPT to all household contacts of people with TB.

Read an in-depth analysis, published in Spotlight, elaborating on what South Africa needs to do to bring its TPT policy in alignment with WHO recommendations.