Young girl’s dream interrupted
Citizen journalist Mtshana Mvlisi presents his second column on sex and teen pregnancy in Lusikisiki.
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2013
Health-e chosen as African Story Challenge finalist
Health-e is one of 20 African news organisations to have been shortlisted as a finalist for US$ 1 million in funding to tell innovative, multi-media stories about health in Africa as part of the African Story Challenge.
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No Christmas for unpaid Tshwane community health workers
The Gauteng Department of Health has not paid Tshwane community health care worker in three months, say workers for whom there will be no Christmas without the funds.
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Security officials seize AIDS council’s computers
Security officials have seized the computers of Free State AIDS Council members in an apparent bid to catch whistle blowers who exposed recent medicine shortages in provincial clinics, according to Section27 Director Mark Heywood.
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AVAC Report 2013 – Research & Reality
In Research & Reality, we call on funders and researchers to capitalize on lessons learned from a range of recent HIV prevention trials via better problem solving, more critical thinking and coordinated action.
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Very far from end of AIDS
UNAIDS talk about the end of AIDS is “misleading and potentially irresponsible,” said Section27 director Mark Heywood.
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Zuma asked to make China pay
President Jacob Zuma should use his influence to ensure that China donates money to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
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Tobacco tax fights cancer, heart disease
Increasing tobacco taxes is the single most powerful way for low- and middle-income countries to reduce deaths and disease from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer and heart disease, according to international experts.
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Health care community reacts to Mandela’s death
One of South Africa’s first politicians to openly speak about HIV, Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. Health-e takes a look at how local activists and global health leaders are remembering the father of the nation.
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UNAIDS, AIDS community heartbroken at Nelson Mandela’s passing
GENEVA, 5 December 2013—The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is greatly saddened by the death of South Africa’s former President, Nelson Mandela, one of Africa’s greatest leaders and a passionate advocate for people living with HIV.
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Putting a stop to expensive water leaks
Rand Water Foundation has trained 25 young people from Jouberton to become "water conservation warriors."
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Patients at Limpopo’s Matavhela Clinic say that not much stays just between patients and nurses.
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Cancer institute charts course
Stellenbosch University recently launched the African Cancer Institute (ACI) to build African countries’ abilities to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. Health-e caught up with ACI’s director, Vikash Sewram, to find out how the institute plans to achieve this bold objective.
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“Stop & go” HIV treatment sabotage
Eastern Cape citizen journalist Mtshana Mvilisi presents the first in a series of regular columns and says HIV-positive people are taking dangerous gambles with drug resistance.
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NHI could push public spending on health to new heights
South Africa’s HIV treatment programme costs around R1,6-billion extra every year, according to Mark Blecher, Treasury’s Chief Director for Health and Social Development.
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