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Assistant teacher uses classic ice cream cone to help kids open up
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Children can often be reticent when it comes to talking about their feelings. So, one Soweto assistant teacher decided to use the classic ice-cream cone as a tool to get them to open up about their mental health. “I love ice cream … and believe ice cream can come to
TB Awareness Month: Why men are driving SA’s epidemic
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
As TB awareness month comes to an end, a researcher has pinpointed why more men are exposed to tuberculosis in South Africa – differences in behaviour and activities are fuelling the huge discrepancy. Dr Lucy Connell, TB programme lead at Right to Care (RTC), confirmed that TB prevalence is higher
VIDEO: Social stigmas and period poverty
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Candice Chirwa also known as the Minister of Menstruation along with Zaakira Mahomed founder of the Mina Cup Foundation, break down period stigmas.
Vaccine Wastage: 92,370 Pfizer vaccines due to expire
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Just over 46,000 people could have been fully vaccinated with the 92,370 doses of the Pfizer vaccine that expire tomorrow. Once expired these vaccines cannot be used and will be destroyed. Health Ministry spokesman Foster Mohale said the expiring stock is equal to 0.24% of all Pfizer doses received,
Domestic workers: Access to healthcare difficult for most
Lilita Gcwabe
Although welcomed, the recent increases in the minimum wage for domestic workers do not translate into better health outcomes or a less stressful life for these women. Many have to weigh visits to health facilities or time to buy medicine against losing a day’s pay. A Quarterly Labour Force Survey
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