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Report finds Free State health services ‘ineffective’
A commission of inquiry into the the Free State's healthcare has found that the province's lack of services endanger the lives of vulnerable people.
African leaders step up to the plate to narrow immunisation gaps
African ministers are taking new steps to provide vaccines for children who don't have access.
Expanding contraceptive options for SA’s women
The long-acting implant contraceptive Jadelle is being made available at 50% of its original price to women in developing countries.
Health professionals smacked on the wrist
Patient Jasper Hoon is critical about the low maximum sanction the council can administer on doctors who provide insufficient care.
Eastern Cape health access ‘made to look like a privilege’
Advocacy groups are due to march to the Eastern Cape's health MEC as part of a campaign against a "crisis" in health care access in the province.
Officials galvanised by isolated haven’s cry
The report about Ikhaya Loxolo, a home for the mentally disabled in the Eastern Cape, has sparked a dramatic response from government officials.
Common sense needed in HIV fight
A recent international Aids conference lacked input from those living with the HI virus.
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‘There is hope this evil illness will not befall us again’
The residents of a Nigerian village had no health services, save for traditional methods, to treat those with a fever and a rash.
#Aids2024: SA has taken up US donations of CAB-LA — and will roll out...
Before the end of the year, 867 government health facilities will start to roll out the two-monthly HIV prevention injection, CAB-LA. The US government’s Aids fund, Pepfar, has donated 231 000 doses over two years to South Africa — 96 000 of the doses will arrive between October and December.
Anger over drug access in TB trial
A new combination treatment has been tested in Southern Africa, but it is not available locally.
Should health experts be on Twitter? Here’s why it can be your own printing...
You're a public health official and want to get lifesaving information to the public. But how? Here's why experts should be on Twitter.
The little blue bounce lifts our love up where it belongs
Rekindling the sexual fire of a once passionate marriage has sparked a deeper emotional link.
New research shows rising support for gay marriage ban
A new report finds that 90% of Nigerians surveyed support a controversial Act that now also stands between LGBTI communities and healthcare.
Exercise your mind and lose weight
Being conscious of good eating habits goes a long way towards winning the battle of the bulge.
Activists lead fight for the right to cheaper drugs
There is a big move afoot to alert SADC members to the concessions on intellectual property rights that they can take advantage of.