Gauteng doubles HIV treatment numbers
Gauteng’s HIV treatment programme is flourishing, and the province has more than doubled the number of adults on antiretroviral (ARV) medication in a single year.
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KwaZulu-Natal charts gains in HIV despite massive burden
KwaZulu-Natal continues to battle high HIV rates but some districts are managing to keep up with high infection rates, according to the new District Health Barometer.
Report: 2013 District Health Barometer
Health Systems Trust's latest District Health Barometer, which provides district-level statistics on indicators such as maternal mortality, childhood immunisations and cervical cancer screening.
Cigarette firm pulls ‘racist’ monkey ads, but branding stays
A South Korean tobacco company is pulling an advertising campaign depicting African tobacco farmers as monkeys after complaints of racism. However, similar imaging on the cigarette packs will remain.
Report: Abandoned in Agony – Cancer & the struggle for pain treatment in Senegal
Only 200 of an estimated 70 000 patients with conditions causing them chronic pain receive morphine treatment in the West African country of Senegal.
Daughter gives mom strength to keep fighting
When single mum Colleen Arumugam was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, her young daughter became her rock.
Policy: South Africa’s Integrated School Health Programme
Introduced in 2012, the policy aims to strengthen the country's school health services and forms the basis of South Africa's Integrated School Health Programme.
Multidrug-resistant TB cases double
Diagnosed cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) have nearly doubled globally but treatment in countries like South Africa’s is not keeping up, leaving patients to die and communities at risk, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report.
Proposed tobacco regulations more than “smoke and mirrors”
Health-e journalist Wilma Stassen responds to a recent News24 column and argues science backs proposed regulations curbing the amount of tobacco you see at the tills.
WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2013
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health problem. In 2012, an estimated 8.6 million people developed TB and 1.3 million died from the disease. Of these 1.3 million deaths, about 320,000 were among people living with HIV.
Community health workers strike for better working conditions
Lack of payment recently prompted Gauteng community health workers to protest, marking at least the second such action in three years.
The long road to childhood cancer treatment
Thousands of children develop cancer in South Africa every year, but scarce facilities and delayed diagnosis mean the odds are stacked against many.
Standerton TB Hospital’s kitchen burns
A fire in the kitchen of the Standerton TB hospital has rendered the kitchen unusable and there's no indication of how long it will be before it is returned to working order.
Smoking during pregnancy may cause bipolar disorder
Children of mothers who smoked during pregnancy may be at an increased risk for developing bipolar disorder, a new study suggests.
Leading medical journal refuses to publish studies backed by tobacco firms
Publishers of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and related publications have joined others in boycotting research funded by the tobacco industry.