2026 TB Conference Update

2026 TB Conference Update

From Drive with John Perlman by Primedia Broadcasting

June 11, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

John Perlman discusses TB solutions and funding impacts with Prof. Limakatso Lebina.

John Perlman speaks to Prof. Limakatso Lebina, Science Director at the Africa Health Research Institute and SAMRC Board Member, about the Africa-led solutions for TB, the impact of US funding cuts on TB programmes, the call for greater collaboration, and the SAMRC’s research in the field.     702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their daily conversation, as you travel through the traffic.  Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Drive with John Perlman.   Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702  https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj  For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd  Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc  Follow us on social media:    702 on Facebook…

People in this episode

Host: John Perlman

Guest: Prof. Limakatso Lebina

Topics covered

  • TB solutions
  • US funding cuts
  • collaboration
  • health research
  • Africa

Keywords

  • TB
  • funding cuts
  • collaboration
  • health research
  • Africa Health Research Institute

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Africa Health Research Institute, SAMRC, SAMRC Board

Places: Africa, Johannesburg

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