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#WorldKidneyDay: What everyday habits can you change to lower your risk of kidney cancer?
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
This World Kidney Day, experts explain the links between a person’s risk for kidney cancer and factors including “obesity, high blood pressure, workplace exposure to certain substances and smoking.”
Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout must include clear communication to combat vaccine hesitancy — experts
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Inequitable distribution and vaccine hesitancy are the key challenges facing Africa in its fight against Covid-19, say international health experts.
Handwritten appreciation for health care heroes on the Covid-19 frontlines
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An appreciation campaign has delivered more than 20,000 hand-written cards and letters to as many health workers as a sign of respect and support for those on the frontlines in the fight against Covid-19.
The Covid-19 pandemic has made women more vulnerable to violence, but also shown their resilience on the frontlines
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
On International Women’s day, Limpopo MEC for Social Development Nkakareng Rakgoale lamented how vulnerable the pandemic has made women. She also commended the women who have been at the forefront of the crisis.
One year of Covid-19 in SA: ‘I don’t wish anyone to go through what I went through’
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In the year since the coronavirus was recorded in South Africa, more than 50,000 people have died and the country has been profoundly affected. Health-e News spoke to survivors of Covid-19, and those grieving the loss brought by the pandemic.
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The government is implementing the Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Services, or Youth Zones, where learners wearing school uniforms are fast-tracked.
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