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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SA fathers: Mental health of dads often overlooked
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
A report titled ‘State of South Africa’s Fathers 2021‘ (SOSAF 2021) reveals that dads in SA need more access to mental healthcare services. The findings were published as a joint project between Sonke Gender Justice, the Human Sciences Research Council and Stellenbosch University. It linked the mental health of fathers
Esperanza patient: Woman’s immune system cures itself from HIV
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An Argentine woman, diagnosed in 2013, has become the second documented person whose own immune system may have cured her of HIV. Researchers believe that the patient’s immune system appears to have cleared the virus on its own. The Annals of Internal Medicine said it required over eight years of
Clinics forced to close due to water reduction
Molefi Sompane
Clinics and schools in at least two suburbs in Bloemfontein were forced to close after the water supply to the Mangaung municipality was reduced. Bloem water cut water supply by between 30% and 70% after the metro failed to pay the installment on its account. The metro owes Bloem water
COVID-19 cases begin to climb
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South Africa’s COVID-19 cases are beginning to climb as the government continues its drive to get 70 percent of the population vaccinated by the end of the year. The National Institute of Communicable Diseases warned there has been a spike in the 7-day moving average for new cases. In the
Pfizer has applied to have its COVID-19 vaccine used as a booster in SA
Lilita Gcwabe
The South African Health Regulatory Products Authority (SAHPRA) on Monday confirmed that Pfizer has applied to have its coronavirus vaccine used as a booster in the country. In a statement released Monday afternoon, SAPHRA said it would now assess the data to determine the “safety and efficacy” of using the
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