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SA’s vaccine production capacity boosted
Faith Mutizira
South Africa’s vaccine manufacturing capacity has received a major boost with an R281 million grant from the European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). The funds will support the expansion of Biovac, Southern Africa’s only human vaccine manufacturer and Afrigen Biologics, a biotechnology company. “This is about working
Sanitation: Daughter uses same school pit latrine as her father
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Rotshidzwa Maluga attended Mabila Primary School deep in rural Vhembe in Limpopo over twenty years ago. He clearly remembers using the pit toilets at the school. Unbelievably, it’s the same toilets, only now more dilapidated, his five-year-old daughter is using as a Grade R pupil at the school. “Every
Ritshidze Report: Little change for key populations
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Ritshidze’s second edition of the State of Healthcare for Key Populations report shows little has changed for people at high risk for HIV. Privacy violations, denial of healthcare services, and treatment persist among key populations. Nine thousand people took part in the survey used to compile the report. Released
Nurses back at work at Boitumelo Hospital Â
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
Nurses have ended their strike at Boitumelo Regional Hospital. They downed tools last week over safety issues, overtime and staff shortages. The National Health Department (NDoH) says the strike ended after a meeting between unions and the provincial health department on Monday. “The Free State Department of Health has
Unhappy Boitumelo nurses bring hospital to a standstill
Molefi Sompane
Nurses continued their strike action at Boitumelo Regional Hospital on Monday over safety issues, overtime and staff shortages. The nurses downed tools on Friday, leaving patients unattended and unable to get their medication. Patients who queued early in the morning were eventually told to go home as there was nobody
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