UP researchers innovate handheld detection device that could transform TB screening
Bizcommunity | 26.03.2026 20:10
With their innovation of a small but powerful handheld device, researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) are on course to redefine the tuberculosis (TB) screening process, which could ultimately help to combat the TB pandemic more effectively. TB is one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide, claiming more than 1.25 million lives each year, of which about 50,000 deaths occur in South Africa. It is the leading cause of death among people with HIV.
