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Opinion: With vaccine deliveries to African cities, the race for equity begins
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla
Doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have arrived in four African cities, meaning the rollout on the continent can finally begin. It is only the start, however, in creating equitable global health, writes Dr. Solomon Zewdu of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Silence adds to the harm of obesity, new study shows
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A study polling thousands of people living with obesity and the health workers who serve them finds that there is a gap in meaningful dialogue about the disease.
‘A step in the right direction’ – 13 private hospitals announced as Covid-19 vaccination sites
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The private hospitals are located in all nine provinces and will vaccinate their own staff as well as healthcare workers in other hospitals in the area.
Limpopo nurse confident Covid-19 vaccine will protect her and her child cancer patients
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
This Limpopo cancer nurse got the Covid-19 vaccine this week. She believes the vaccine will not only protect her, but the children diagnosed with cancer who she takes care of.
Covid-19: Staff at George Mukhari Academic Hospital join thousands of vaccinated healthcare workers
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Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital is one of four new Covid-19 vaccination sites in Gauteng, and began administering the jab to staff on Wednesday.
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Patients turned away as lenacapavir rollout stumbles in parts of Pretoria Â
It’s been two weeks since Gauteng began rolling out lenacapavir (LEN), but patients in parts of Pretoria are yet to get the jab
Despite youth-friendly policies, many teens say clinics are hostile environmentsÂ
The government is implementing the Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Services, or Youth Zones, where learners wearing school uniforms are fast-tracked.
Our children are telling us something is wrongÂ
Cheap, ultra-processed foods have become the most affordable and accessible option for struggling families. Â
The next frontier in South Africa’s TB response is health system reform
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.