South Africa will conduct a Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey to establish the true burden of the disease and ultimately strengthen TB control in the country.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), South Africa ranks among the 22 high-burden countries which contribute to about 80 per cent of the total global burden of all TB cases.

The Human Sciences Research Council (HRSC), Medical Research Council (MRC), and National institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) will conduct the survey which will begin this month in eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal Province.

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