We have the tools to end TB. But is our health system organised and financed in a way that allows those tools to reach the people who need them most.
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New radiotherapy centres offer patients a glimmer of hope
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There is some light at the end of the tunnel for cancer patients following the establishment of radiotherapy centres at two of Gauteng’s major hospitals. Two new machines – worth R52 million each – arrived at Chris Hani Baragwanath and George Mukhari Academic Hospitals last November. It’s a welcome boost
SA men reluctant to take responsibility for contraception
Lilita Gcwabe
South Africa is experiencing an upward trend in unplanned pregnancies and unwanted births leading to the question: When will SA men start taking responsibility? Statistics reveal that fewer than 1% of men aged between 15 and 49 have had vasectomies. A report titled ‘Unwanted Fertility in South Africa’ compiled in
Stem cell donor: Son gives father a second shot at life
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
When doctors told 65-year-old Simbarashe Madinyenya that he only had a year to live, he never thought his son would be the one to give him a lifeline by becoming a stem cell donor. Madinyenya was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in 2009. Doctors had warned then that there would
New era of health science for Africa
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President Cyril Ramaphosa hailed the opening of a new vaccine plant in Cape Town as Africa’s ticket into a new era of health science during its launch earlier today. South African-born health technologies billionaire, Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, joined Ramaphosa as they proudly cut the ribbon. The NantSA vaccine plant is
Booster doses unable to prevent Omicron infection
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A study, released today, has provided the first global evidence that two COVID-19 doses, followed by a booster, may not provide sufficient protection against being infected with the Omicron variant. South African and German scientists conducted the study when the Omicron variant was identified in SA last November. Seven fully
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