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Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has announced that 37 public hospitals will be exempt from load shedding. The minister said the department is in talks with Eskom and local municipalities to increase the number of health facilities that will be exempt from the ongoing power cuts. Phaahla was speaking at
Conditions at FS health facilities worsening – report
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
A new Ritshidze report has revealed the worsening state of health care in the Free State, with some patients even having to halt their HIV treatment. The reasons behind the demise are endless. Inadequate staffing, filth, long waiting periods, messy filing systems and patients being turned away due to a
Rollout of new drug resistant TB treatment expected next year
Lilita Gcwabe
The rollout of a drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) regimen that is shorter and has reduced side effects is expected in 2023. In May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) approved a new six-month regimen, that slashed treatment time by a third. The regimen BPaL consists of bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid. Professor
HIV treatment in South Africa: how to help people stay on ARVs when life gets in the way
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Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has turned HIV into a manageable chronic condition. When ART is working effectively, HIV cannot be transmitted. This allows people with HIV to live fuller lives without the fear of infecting others. It’s also led global HIV control efforts to focus on increasing ART coverage. The aim
Concern as new vaccine-resistant virus emerges
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Just as the end of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be in sight, a new study has revealed the emergence of another deadly animal virus capable of infecting humans. American scientists identified the new coronavirus variant in Russian bats in the study published this week. They have sounded the alarm
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