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Friday, November 22, 2024

“Gold miners in Southern Africa have some of the highest rates of TB infection in the world, we are committed to investing vigorously to reduce rates as much as possible. To end TB as an epidemic, we have to be effective here.”
Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the Global Fund
“For over a century, we have dealt with a seemingly insurmountable challenge. With this Grant, we seek to force a paradigm shift in the way we have addressed TB in the mining sector and set new standards worthy of emulation ”
Donald Tobaiwa, Chair, RCM
“TB is not only a disease of poverty, but it also creates poverty and is a threat to global health security. Our goal in southern Africa is therefore to achieve our twin goals through a targeted focus on addressing the drivers of TB in the mining sector.””
Dr. Patrick Osewe, Lead Health Specialist, World Bank Health, Nutrition and Population Practice

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TB in the Mining Sector in Southern Africa (TIMS) is a programme that was initiated to create a regionally coordinated response to TB and related illnesses affecting mineworkers, ex-mineworkers, their families and communities in Southern Africa. The Southern African Development Community (SADC), through the SADC Declaration provided the statutory commitment to the programme and galvanized the Global Fund to support a regional TB response in the mining sector.