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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Phaahla: There is no need to panic
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Health Minister Dr.Joe Phaalhla has urged South Africans not to panic about the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Speaking at a virtual media briefing on Monday, Phaahla and a team of scientists moved to allay fears, as many countries reacted to Omicron by imposing travel bans on
Male nurses: Keen to step out of female shadows
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
Males nurses are keen to change the status quo where they are either undermined or looked down upon in communities. They are tired of being called names and want to remind the public that they are just as capable as their female counterparts, writes Pamela Madonsela. Siyanda Ngema, known as
Gauteng enters fourth wave
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Gauteng has entered the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr. Michelle Groome, head of the Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response at South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases. Speaking at a news conference on Monday, Groome said Gauteng has seen a rapid and sustained increase in
Rekgonne Warriors Foundation: GBV survivor rises above nightmare situation
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
At least half of all South African women have been victims of gender-based violence (GBV). Lena Mogolegwa is one of them and has used her experience to establish a foundation to help other survivors be victors and not victims, writes Pamela Madonsela. Mogolegwa, a 35-year-old from Manamakgoteng, a village in
Khujwana Clinic: But first lunch, as patients wait unattended
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The Khujwana Clinic remains unfazed by the numerous complaints of staff taking lunch and forcing patients to wait. Not even a sit-in staged by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) got their attention at the Tzaneen-based health facility. At one stage, there was only one nurse available causing patients to wait
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