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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Stem cell donors: Baby Karien and others need your help
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Baby Karien is only seven months old and desperately needs a life-saving blood stem cell transplant from a matching donor. Her parents are appealing to South Africans to consider becoming stem cell donors to help their daughter and others. Karien was diagnosed with SCID (Severe Combined Immuno-Deficiency) also known as
Holidaymakers urged to make COVID-19 vaccine pit stop
Molefi Sompane
Free State Health MEC, Montsheng Tsiu, and Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula hopes holidaymakers will make use of COVID-19 vaccination stations placed on four of South Africa’s national roads. Mbalula launched the holiday road safety campaign this week using the hashtag #LiveBeyondDezemba as thousands prepare to leave on holiday. Drivers
Tshilidzini Hospital: Still in wreck and ruin almost a decade later
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
In 2012, the Vhembe district in Limpopo was declared one of the 10 National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts by the National Department of Health. This put the Tshilidzini Hospital in line for major renovations since most of its buildings are old and dilapidated. But, nine years later, nothing has
Discovery study finds Pfizer vaccine lowers risk of hospitalisation
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
Discovery Health has released its research on the effectiveness of two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination in preventing severe disease and hospitalisation by the Omicron variant. The study was carried out by Discovery Health’s actuarial team in collaboration with scientists at the South African Medical Research Council. The analysis includes more than 211
Free State clinics grind to a halt as COVID-19 grips province
Molefi Sompane
Scores of patients seeking treatment at Free State clinics have been sent home due to rising COVID-19 infections among health workers. Several facilities are temporarily closed and Bloemfontein residents have either been turned away or referred to other facilities without success. Sello Mahasa, 67, said he failed to get his
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