Impact of Cash Transfers and TB Counselling on Patient Outcomes in South Africa with Dr Beth Morgan

The ACTnet Asia‑Pacific Regional TB Journal Club was held on Friday 22 May at 1:00 pm, featuring guest speaker Dr Beth Morgan.

Dr Beth Morgan is an Infectious Diseases Advanced Trainee at Austin Health with a strong interest in global health and tuberculosis. She recently completed the Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Gorgas Course, Lima, Peru) through the University of Alabama, Birmingham. Her honours research focused on dengue vaccine development using novel needle‑free microprojection array technology, a platform with potential global health applications. Her current work focuses on tuberculosis treatment support, particularly patient‑centred care in high‑burden settings.

During the session, Beth discussed the following paper:

Effects of conditional cash transfers and pre-test and post-test tuberculosis counselling on patient outcomes and loss to follow-up across the continuum of care in South Africa: a randomised controlled trial - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(24)00816-8/fulltext>

Beth explored how combining TB counselling with conditional cash transfers influences treatment…