As World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed globally, new findings highlighted in the TB Accountability Consortium State of TB Report 2026 reveal significant gaps in South Africa’s TB response—particularly a failure to adequately reach men, who are most affected by the disease but least likely to be tested.

Guest: Prof Jan Verschoor is the Chief Scientific Advisor at MARTI TB Diagnostics and an emeritus professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology at UP 

As World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed globally, new findings highlighted in the TB Accountability Consortium State of TB Report 2026 reveal significant gaps in South Africa&rsquo;s TB response&mdash;particularly a failure to adequately reach men, who are most affected by the disease but least likely to be tested.
Guest: Prof Jan Verschoor is the Chief Scientific Advisor at MARTI TB Diagnostics and an emeritus professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology at UP&nbsp;

THE MORNING BRIEF

As World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed globally, new findings highlighted in the TB Accountability Consortium State of TB Report 2026 reveal significant gaps in South Africa’s TB response