Coronavirus and crime: Good for wildlife, bad for fishing communities
February 25, 2020
There will be a Covid-19-related socioeconomic and resultant crime problem that emerges before the virus hits South Africa’s shores in numbers....
Author: Dr Tim Tucker
Coronavirus: Don’t panic – but South Africa needs to be prepared
February 21, 2020
The recent emergence of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) in China comes as no surprise to infectious disease specialists, who have warned of the inevitability of this occurrence for decades. ...
An overview of the quality assurance programme for HIV rapid testing in South Africa
September 26, 2019
Outcome of a 2-year phased implementation of quality assurance program. This is the first large-scale assessment of the implementation of HIV Rapid Test Quality Improvement Initiative in South Africa....
State pathology system a boon to NHI
September 3, 2019
For National Health Insurance (NHI) to succeed, a number of building blocks are essential. One such building block is our pathology services. Dr Tim Tucker argues that the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) is a national asset and one of the few health entities already...
South African HIV self-testing policy and guidance considerations
September 22, 2017
The gap in HIV testing remains significant and new modalities such as HIV self-testing (HIVST) have been recommended to reach key and under-tested populations....
Improving the clinic-laboratory-interface in the context of HIV diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring
March 12, 2017
Laboratory support is central to clinical medicine. The present review focuses on the health systems strengthening needs of the clinic-laboratory-interface (CLI) in developing countries within the context of HIV diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring....