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 new generation of South Africans are questioning what freedom means for women and the LGBTQIA+ community. The Break the Silence Movement says it intends on taking conversations about gender-based violence beyond hashtags.
Pregnant women forced to sleep on the floor at Rustenburg hospital
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With hospital at capacity pregnant women forced to sleep on the floor this weekend at the Job Shimankana Tabane Hospital in Rustenburg.
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The CareKahle Clinic in Orange Farm gives patients healthcare services at reduced rates helping unburden the state primary health care system.
Selfless, funny and always on time – family, friends and colleagues say goodbye to Celicia Serenata
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Friends, family and colleagues remember the life of Health-e News board member and health activist Celicia Serenata.
This South African NPO wants children living with Down syndrome to be first in line for the COVID-19 vaccine
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Down Syndrome South Africa said people with Down syndrome should be prioritised in the national COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The organisation said people with Down syndrome are more vulnerable to contracting the disease, and have struggled under the pandemic regulations.
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