Free State patients wait hours for ambulances
Bethlehem ' Poor service by the Free State Emergency Services (EMS) have negatively impacted the lives of several patients.
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29 November 2012
Running for health
A tiny trickle of sweat dribbles across her forehead, her braids bouncing and glistening in the early morning sun, her gaze fixed, the earphones firmly in her ears. It's hard not to notice Vuyiseka Dubula as she strides along the Sea Point promenade in her bright orange bib, 'HIV Positive' proclaimed in huge, fat black letters across her chest.
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Clubbing together for treatment
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence clubs, already operating in several high burden areas in Cape Town, have the potential to revolutionise the treatment of millions of HIV-positive South Africans and lighten the load on overburdened health workers.
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New centre for special-needs children in KZN
Umgungundlovu ' A centre for children with special needs is being developed at the Qhamukile Primary School in the Umgungundlovu district of KwaZulu-Natal.
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Smoking harms the brain
Smoking harms the brain by damaging learning, memory and reasoning, a new study published in the journal Age and Ageing says.
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Finally, SA announces single pill for HIV
Government took a major step towards improving HIV treatment compliance and cost with the announcement that the new antiretroviral (ARV) tender will include a triple fixed dose combination (FDC) tablet, which combines three pills into one.
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The life expectancy of South Africans has increased by six percent since 2009, but recent health gains could be lost if the management of services is not improved.
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