Biography

Dr Karen du Preez is a clinician and senior researcher at the Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University. Her research focuses on epidemiological and implementation aspects of paediatric TB to allow a more effective response to the TB epidemic in children and adolescents. She is actively involved nationally and internationally to translate research into policy and practice, and she chairs the national Child, Adolescent and Maternal TB Task Team within the South African TB Think Tank.