It’s been two weeks since Gauteng began rolling out lenacapavir (LEN), but patients in parts of Pretoria are yet to get the jab
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A group of bikers in Mpumalanga have joined forces with the province’s health department to encourage people to get the COVID-19 jab.
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Sandile Mbili
Patients can resume their chronic treatment after the St Mary’s Hospital in Mariannhill in KwaZulu-Natal announced that a letter confirming their unemployed status is required in order to qualify for free medication.
TB expert Dr Norbert Ndjeka receives recognition for his work
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Last month the National Department of Health’s Director of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB), Dr Norbert Ndjeka, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Cape Town for his work in the field of DR-TB treatment.
Limpopo youngsters ready to line up for COVID-19 jab
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Youngsters from Limpopo say they are ready to line up for the jab as government opens its COVID-19 vaccination rollout to individuals aged between 18 to 34.
Mpumalanga NPO dishes out dignity packs to schoolgirls
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
In celebration of Women’s Month, NPO Tsa Semzini decided to return to the communities its members hail from to donate dignity packs consisting of feminine hygiene products to 1 000 schoolgirls.
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