Working in fear ‘ nurses and doctors
There is chaos and widespread intimidation in KwaZulu-Natal hospitals as working nurses and doctors are coerced to join the strike by public servants.
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19 August 2010
Access to pain meds a human rights issue
SHENZHEN ' At least five billion people live in countries with limited or no access to controlled pain medication with the vast majority having inadequate access to the most basic treatment for moderate to severe pain.
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Tobacco killing hundreds of millions
SHENZHEN ' Over 3 000 international cancer experts are currently meeting in China to renew their fight against a disease which is killing millions every year and to renew their efforts to control tobacco.
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Global Economic Cost of Cancer
Landmark report shows that cancer has the greatest economic impact from premature death and disability of all causes of death worldwide.
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Partnering to spread AIDS Living with AIDS # 444
Have you ever wondered why HIV spreads so fast in Africa? Have you ever thought that people considered high risk takers, like sex workers and truck drivers, are at more risk of HIV infection than yourself? Molecular biologist and author, Helen Epstein, turns conventional wisdom around in her renowned book, 'The Invisible Cure: Africa, the West and the Fight against AIDS'.
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