TB care in South Africa's private sector
The Centre for Rural Health in collaboration with the Human Sciences Research Council will be hosting a webinar in the lead-up to World TB day.
Topic: TB care in South Africa’s private sector: Current practices and new approaches to support cross-sector integration.
Date: 24 February 2022
Time: 17h00 to 18h30
Session chair: Associate Prof Sizulu Moyo (HSRC)
Speakers and topics:
- Angela Salomon (Queen’s University): GP prescribing practices for clients with TB-like symptoms in eThekwini and Cape Town
- Ms Zimasa Gavu-Tshawe (UKZN): Private sector challenges to integrated TB care
- Jacob Creswell (Stop TB Partnership) Public-Private Integration: The importance of an intermediary
- Sipho Nyathie (Aquity Innovations): Pairing private providers to public clinics: A success story from Eastern Cape
- Jody Boffa (UKZN): Reducing cascade losses through provider and person-centred approaches: Successes from the Connect TB study
Panellists:
- Dr Lindiwe Mvusi, National TB Programme Dr Nkateko Mkhondo, WHO
- Dr Salome Charalambous , TB Think Tank
- Ms Jacqueline Ngozo, KZN Department of Health
- Ms Nadiema van der Bergh, Nelson Mandela Bay District Health Office
- Dr Thuthula Balfour, SANAC Private Sector Forum
- Ms Zinhle Mtawne, TB Survivor
- Dr Mthembeni Tebelele, GP, Nelson Mandela Bay
- Prof Mergan Naidoo, Family Physician & Associate Professor, UKZN
Registration link is https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QZhjq2AJQL6sRSOcLtRHsg