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Distributing clean needles to curb the spread of HIV

The Step Up Project runs needle exchange programmes with injecting drug users in Cape Town, Durban and Tshwane.
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Statement: Eastern Cape responds to South African Human Rights Commission report

The Eastern Cape Department of Health responds to an October 2015 South African Human Rights Commission report alleging that the province failed to adequately fulfill citizens’ rights to emergency medical services (EMS).

Report: Access to Emergency Medical Services in the Eastern Cape

In its 104-page report, the South African Human Rights Commission finds that the Eastern Cape Department of Health has failed to adequately fulfill the right that no person may be denied access to emergency medical services.

VIDEO: What’s for lunch, Jo’burg?

South Africa’s National Development Plan estimates that 70 percent of us will call cities home by 2030 but. city living could come at a cost to your health.
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White Paper: The Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The country’s first ever White Paper on the rights of person’s with disabilities acknowledges deficits in access to education, reproductive health and rights services as well as health care among people living with disabilities.
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Public Consultation: National Health Insurance White Paper

The following April 2016 dates have been set aside for consultation on the National Health Insurance White Paper.

Statement: Registration of Unqualified but Experienced Dental Assistants

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has submitted recommendations to Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi regarding the registration of dental assistants.

Guidelines: Regional minimum standards for health services along transport corridors

Produced by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) the 30-page guidelines outline a basic package of services for high HIV risk populations along the region’s transport corridors.

Health-e News among Discovery Health Journalism Awards finalists

Health-e News print and television reporters are among finalists announced today for the prestigious annual Discovery Health Journalism Award.

Book: No Valley Without Shadows

Co-written by South African journalist and writer Liz McGregor, “No Valley Without Shadows” recounts the battle for HIV treatment in South Africa.
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Report: South African health and HIV survey among female sex workers

Conducted on behalf of South African National Department of Health, the study found an HIV prevalence rates of as high as about 72 percent among the country’s female sex workers.
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Report: 2013 National Antenatal Sentinel HIV Prevalence Survey

Conducted in 2013, the country’s latest antenatal survey finds an HIV prevalence rate of about 30 percent among pregnant women.

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