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Agnes Erzse, University of the Witwatersrand and Aviva Tugendhaft, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa has persistently high rates of hunger and malnutrition among mothers and children. More than a quarter – 27% – of children under five are stunted and 61% of children are iron-deficient. Sixty-nine percent of women
Strong political will is needed to end HIV/AIDS
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
The UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2023 report, released last Thursday, shows that despite the absence of an HIV/AIDS vaccine, the world is on the right path to eradicate HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Data shows that 29,8 million of the 39 million people living with HIV globally
Artificial intelligence can augment healthcare
Faith Mutizira
Experts say generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionise healthcare as a whole. It has the potential to improve patient care, reduce costs and make healthcare more accessible to everyone. Speaking at a webinar on harnessing Generative AI in healthcare yesterday, Jaya Plmanabhan, Chief Scientist at Newfire Global,
Limpopo budget constraints leave junior doctors without community service contracts
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
“I am currently sitting at home unemployed and frustrated as I am unable to fulfil my constitutional right to earn a living. The worst part is that I cannot be employed elsewhere without having done my community service work,” says Mavis Mokoena*. The 24 year-old is one of seventy-nine junior
Corporate wellness: why I left my job for my mental health
Faith Mutizira
Sophie* and Malusi* are in two different industries and have different backgrounds. Sophie (27) is in advertising and Malusi (21) is in retail, but the one thing they have in common is the reason they left their jobs. Their mental health was being negatively affected by a toxic work environment
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