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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EC hospitals: Legal claims guzzle food budgets
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Eastern Cape (EC) hospitals have had to make do without food and medical equipment with close to R40 billion used up by medico-legal claims. The provincial health department’s budget has been brought to its knees forcing institutions to step in and try and help. Humanitarian and relief organisation, Gift of
Cannabis: Smokers face poorer educational outcomes
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Young South Africans face a myriad of challenges daily with mental health issues at the forefront. Although turning to cannabis is now legal, studies show that lighting up a joint as an escape from everyday stress could result in poorer educational outcomes, writes Kagiso Keipopele. Health-e News spoke to a
Putting medical professionals’ mental wellness under the microscope
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The COVID-19 pandemic has raised awareness of the alarming prevalence of mental, neurological and psychosocial disorders and the importance of giving them appropriate attention, especially for medical professionals. Globally, more than 300 million people of all ages suffer from depression, which remains a major contributor to the overall global burden
SA primed to lead Africa’s vaccine manufacturing drive
Lilita Gcwabe
The Department of Health, in partnership with the Department of Science and Innovation, convened a multi-stakeholder forum yesterday as South Africa prepares to lead Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing drive through its mRNA technology transfer hub. These exciting developments come at a time as COVID-19 cases, fuelled by the Omicron variant,
Sexual harassment looms large in the office
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The majority of sexual harassment incidents aren’t reported in the workplace because victims fear management won’t do anything about it. A survivor shares her experience, one that at least had a satisfying conclusion. *Mandisa Ngobeni, a creative writer, said she was still an intern when she experience sexual harassment for
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