Chaired by the Chief Director of the National Department of Health’s (NDoH) TB Cluster, the TB Think Tank (TB TT) is a national network of TB experts who advise the NDoH on evidence-based TB prevention and control policy and programmes.

TB TT was established in 2014 at the 4th South African TB Conference in an effort to strengthen the government’s programmatic TB response.

TB Think Tank

Goals and Objectives

  • To collate, review, synthesize and evaluate evidence related to policy and implementation
  • Specify and request evidence, and if necessary, research, to inform policy and implementation
  • Identify and prioritise research questions
  • Advise and assist the NDoH on policy and guideline development
  • Support NDoH on execution of TB TT recommendations

Our Mission

To leverage the country’s TB expertise to advise on TB prevention and control policy and programming in order to advance the NDoH’s goal of reducing TB incidence and mortality in South Africa.

The Executive Committee is responsible for ensuring the achievement of the Think Tank’s vision, mission and mandate.
  • Prof Norbert Ndjeka

    TB TT Chair
  • Fareed-Abdullah-TB-TT-Co-Chair-TB-Think-Tank-Executive-Committee

    Dr Fareed Abdullah

    TB TT Co-Chair
  • Priashni-Subrayen-Secretariat-Lead-South-African-National-TB-Think-Tank

    Dr Priashni Subrayen

    Secretariat Lead and Data System & Innovations Task Team Chair
  • Nolwazi Nkosi - secretariat-programme-coordinator-tb-think-tank

    Nolwazi Nkosi

    Secretariat Programme Coordinator
  • Dr Lucy Connell

    Finding Missing TB Patients Task Team Chair
  • Farzana Sathar

    TB Think Tank secretariat scientist
  • Dr Karen Du Preez

    Child & Adolescent TB chair
  • Prof Angelique Kany-Kany Luabeya

    TB TT TB Prevention Task Team Chair

The TB Think Tank is funded by:

Gates Foundation

Gates Foundation

SAMRC

SAMRC

Partnerships and Collaborations