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Here’s what you need to know about government’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout strategy
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Government’s planned roll-out of critical vaccines to combat the Covid-19 pandemic will see high-risk patients and health workers first in the queue.
Covid-19 pandemic extends a Limpopo woman’s already long wait for a lung transplant
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
A woman needing an urgent lung transplant has been waiting for months as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupts critical surgery.
Childhood vaccines shortage reported at South African clinics
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
A Limpopo mother whose 13 week old baby has missed an essential vaccines due to a shortage is worried her child could be exposed to diseases like polio.
Hospitals vandalised over unpaid performance bonuses
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Health workers at the Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp have embarked an unprotected strike over bonuses and reportedly vandalised facilities.
#CoronavirusSA: Back to level 3 restrictions for South Africans as Covid-19 persists
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
A stricter curfew and tighter restrictions on alcohol sales are in the offing as South Africa enters level 3 lockdown
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Social innovation is the catalyst for improving SA healthcare
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.
Orange Farm taxi rank clinic brings health services closer to where men are
The clinic was established following discussions between the Orange Farm United Taxi Association and the City of Johannesburg following concerns of HIV and TB among taxi drivers.
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
Our children are telling us something is wrongÂ
Cheap, ultra-processed foods have become the most affordable and accessible option for struggling families. Â