Access to information during South Africa’s lockdown
Publication title: Electronic communications, postal and broadcasting directions/regulations
Author(s): Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services
Publication date: 26 March 2020
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These are directives on the use of...
What does moral injury feel like? A guide for health workers
South African health workers have to make difficult treatment decisions every day, but epidemics make it worse. Go inside the moral distress of working...
Explained: This is how advances in HIV medicines helped turn the tide on a...
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to services for HIV prevention and treatment — but before that great progress had been made in these areas. An ever-expanding toolkit of new interventions and medications has helped turn what was once a death sentence into a manageable chronic condition. Find out more.
‘Your life is altered, but it’s not the end’: Life with HIV, stigma and...
The dark days of the HIV pandemic are over, but patients still face social stigma and emotional distress that can push them to stop...
Are you stuck at home with your abuser? This tool can help
This free tool will point you to gender-based violence services closest to you – no mobile data required.
Communicating risk and engaging vulnerable communities in the time of the coronavirus
A reference tool for communicators and organisers to better engage vulnerable communities during the coronavirus pandemic.
Publication title: COVID-19: How to include marginalised and...
No child’s play: Will social distancing work on playgrounds?
Children can return to nursery schools, but they’ll have to stay far apart and there won’t be any outings
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Publication title: Directions on...
South Africa guidelines for contact tracing of COVID-19 patients, health promotion and handling of...
Guidelines on how we navigate home and work during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Publication title: COVID-19 Environmental Health GuidelinesAuthor(s): Department of HealthPublication date: 16 March...
People without medical aid can now do walk-ins at private sites. How does it...
The health department has issued new guidance on how South Africa’s COVID vaccination sites should handle “walk-ins”. We unpack the document from how it works to who is covered.
Lockdown cheat sheet: Adjusted level 4 extended until 25 July
Gauteng is closed for the next two weeks. Gym sessions are over for now, as are alcohol sales and visits with your friends and family at home.
Back to school — again. Can parents decide to keep their children out of...
Learning continues under lockdown level 3 as the South African school year resumes, again. These department of basic education directives tell you what to...
Sorry, no scalp massages: Hairdresser rules under #level3lockdown
Itching to get your hair and nails done during lockdown? Well, now you can visit your stylist — but make sure to book an...
South African guidelines for the testing and treatment of the new coronavirus
Author(s): National Institute for Communicable Diseases (David Anderson, Lucille Blumberg, Cheryl Cohen, Tendesayi Kufa-Chakezha, Shaheen Mehtar, Natalie Mayet, Jeremy Nel).
Publication date: 27 March
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These are...