Are you 'TB Proof'? We are a global advocacy community of TB survivors, health workers & students calling for: more prevention, better treatment & zero stigma!
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A huge congratulations to Mabusi Kgwete, a TB champion, on receiving an award for her abstract presentation at the #SATBConference2026.
This recognition shows the power of community voices in shaping the #TB response and highlights the important role that TB champions play in sharing lived experiences, driving advocacy and influencing change.
We are incredibly proud of Mabusi for representing communities affected by #TB and for ensuring that their experiences remain at the centre of conversations on research, policy and action.
#EndTB @ConferenceTb @MRCza @HST_health @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @CsfSanac @StopTBKe @TheUnion_TBLH @StopTB @TBProof @TBHIVCare
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Congrats to Excellence Award winners at SA TB Conference 🎉
Ingrid recognised in Track 4: rights, lived experience & community-led response.
Mabusi (TB Proof Core Group) won Track 3 for TB research, surveillance & health systems
Proud of your leadership
#SATBConference #EndTB
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#SATBConference Goodman’s presentation on “Bringing Ubuntu to TB Care.” He highlighted how TB survivor peer counselling builds trust, treatment adherence, and access to care. Survivor-led support is key to people-centred TB care and to #EndTB.
short film:youtube.com/watch?v=RSML6HwB…
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Day 3 of #SATBConference: joined the NDoH’s Breathe Easy podcast with Hannie, sharing their TB survivor journeys and survivor-led advocacy. He later presented on community-led monitoring in Khayelitsha, highlighting TB Champions as local leaders driving better TB care. #EndTB
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Day 2 of the South African TB Conference featured a key presentation by Ingrid Schoeman on improving access to TB testing for close TB contacts through piloting TB contact cards in Khayelitsha health facilities.
#SATBConference #EndTB
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TB Conf opened with a pre-session on accelerating response towards NSP targets. Prof Ndjeka reflected on the new NTP Plan, while Ingrid called for stronger investment in community-led, evidence-based responses, including peer counselling and TB champions. #SATBConference
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In closing, Motsoaledi called for renewed national commitment in the fight against #TB.
He urged stakeholders to move beyond discussion and unite around a shared vision of a South Africa free from #TB, where no child dies from the disease and no family is pushed deeper into poverty because of it.
"Let this conference not simply be a gathering of experts but a moment of renewed national commitment, where science, policy, communities and leadership come together around a shared vision. Together, we can #EndTB."
@HealthZA @RHAPnews @SpotlightNSP @TBProof @FastTrackTBCure @FASTPrEPstudy @SoulCity_SA @TBChampions_ke @AquitySA @IDevep909 @ehwoza @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @CsfSanac @TBHIVCare
Addressing delegates at the #SATBConference2026, @HealthZA Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, touched on the FOUR pillars of the #EndTB Strategic Plan.
He emphasises the importance of patient-centred care, noting that finding people with #TB is not enough without collaboration from all sectors, especially the @The_DSD, who play a critical role in social protection and support.
“TB cannot be ended through biomedical approaches alone. It requires strong coordination from all departments to improve #TB outcomes and support T B prevention”.
@ConferenceTb @WHO @WHOSouthAfrica @UNICEF_SA @StopTB @TAC @TheUnion_TBLH @TBChampions_ke @realTBpeople @RHAPnews @SoulCity_SA @WitsRHI @ResearchConnec1 @AquitySA @heala_SA @SpotlightNSP @GautengHealth @TBProof
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We’re at SA’s 🇿🇦 9th TB Conference this week, joining partners & TB champions to accelerate progress toward ending TB.
Key sessions among others include:
• NSP TB targets
• Community-led monitoring
• Survivor-led peer support & stigma reduction
#EndTB #SATBConference
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Watch our Director Ingrid Schoeman talk about surviving XDR-TB, waking from a coma, and how her “tribe” supported her through recovery — and how running helped her find strength again. #EndTB
Watch here: linkedin.com/posts/lydia-mik…
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They faced fear, stigma, and TB and they overcame it.
Through resilience and courage, they’ve turned their journeys into powerful voices of hope.
Read their stories: tbproof.org/tb-champion-stor…
#Yes!WeCanEndTB
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