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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Op-ed: Global Covid-19 vaccine race shows why South Africa must prioritise our own research and development
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
Faced with inadequate access to essential treatments, South Africa must prioritise health research and development. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how poor and marginalised South Africans are affected by international factors, and so it is essential to include communities in advocating for better homegrown research and development, writes community activist Ntando Yola.
‘Is being a child a crime?’—Children plea for safety in a violent society
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South African children have expressed their fear of growing up in a country with high rates of violence. Some are demanding action from the adults tasked with keeping them safe.
New technology and a hotline to protect Gauteng health workers and patients against TB
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A new device can help health care workers better protect themselves against TB. At high risk, frontline workers say more must be done to protect them against contracting TB at work.
South Africa won’t achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 this year, says committee chair
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South Africa will not vaccinate 67% of the population by the end of 2021, the national target needed to achieve herd immunity. Health-e News journalist Max Matavire spoke to the chairperson of the country’s COVID-19 advisory committee.
The fight against COVID-9 has taken resources from other diseases like TB
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The fight against COVID-19 has seen massive resources being shifted from other diseases, including for tuberculosis (TB), resulting in the scaling down health programmes.
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