Speaker: Ribka (Rebecca) Berhanu, M.D. Instructor, Department of Global Heath, BUSPH Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Title “Tuberculosis in South Africa: novel diagnostics, outcomes, and transmission.” The pace of development in tuberculosis diagnostics and treatment has accelerated in the past decade and no-where has the impact been more evident than in South Africa: an early adopter of new diagnostic technologies and treatment options for drug-resistant tuberculosis. This presentation will focus on results of diagnostic trials of Xpert Ultra, implications of Xpert Ultra for active TB case finding, and the cost and outcomes of drug-resistant TB treatment in a longitudinal cohort. Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/95883476622?pwd=UXFlRjhia0owVzB0dyswYU5BeWVXZz09