Big Tobacco has firm hold on Africa
The number of smokers in sub-Saharan Africa will double over the next 12 to 13 years unless anti-smoking policies are adopted.
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11 February 2013
Village Clinic: Activists demand changes
After several news reports by the OurHealth community journalists, the TAC and SECTION27 visited the new Village Clinic in Lusikisiki last week. "What we found is a disgrace and violation of patients and workers rights," the activists said. Read the full report here.
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Detecting breast cancer in low-income rural areas
Research conducted in rural Sudan has shown that an inexpensive programme of breast cancer screening, undertaken by local volunteers, results in earlier detection of breast cancer, allowing improved treatment and management of the disease.
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