#EndTB
TB Proof is a registered nonprofit, non-governmental organisation, founded in 2012 by South African health care workers and students after multiple personal experiences with occupational tuberculosis.
This grassroots healthcare and TB survivor initiative has three main goals:
1. To “TB PROOF” our colleagues, students and patients by creating greater awareness of and protection against occupational, nosocomial (healthcare facility-based) and community-based TB transmission through education and activism.
2. To destigmatize all forms of TB – draw particular attention to drug-resistant TB (DR TB) and occupational TB by collecting and disclosing proof of an alarming rise in cases. HCWs living with HIV are at particularly high risk and need special consideration and support.
3. To mobilize national and global resources through patient and civil society advocacy to help address shortcomings in TB prevention and treatment strategies, both for HCWs and the population they serve.
This initiative aims to address TB stigma through education, sharing of personal stories and social mobilization. Annually on World TB Day, participants post a picture of themselves on social media wearing a mask to show solidarity with patients. The intention is to effect a change in society’s perception of vulnerable groups affected by TB.
Aspiration: Journeying with TB
"The project aims to investigate and present the subjective experiences of TB patients and their families, medical science and its practitioners. This project intends to explore questions and challeng...
Occupational Health | View Article
occhealth.co.za
This year’s South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM) Congress took place on 9 and 10 June at the Protea Hotel by Marriott, Oliver Tambo International Airport, Kempton Park, Gauteng. Th...
High TB risk for medical students – study | IOL Cape Times
iol.co.za
Undergraduate medical students in Cape Town are at high risk of occupationally acquired TB
Tuberculosis Stories (Diagnosis)
This video features the testimony of Mr. Angel, indigenous leader of Nomatsiguenga community of the Selva Central. Mr. Angel tells us his experience as a tub...
