BRICS tuberculosis research summit opens in South Africa's Durban

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The BRICS Tuberculosis Research Network Innovation Summit kicked off on Monday in Durban, South Africa's coastal city, with scientists and senior officials from BRICS countries gathering together to facilitate collaborative research on innovations in tuberculosis diagnostics, vaccines, therapeutics and drugs and health systems strengthening.

Tuberculosis remains a pressing concern for South Africa as approximately 300,000 people are estimated to get tuberculosis every year, South Africa's Deputy Health Minister Sibongiseni Dhlomo said at the opening plenary of the summit.