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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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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.
The following April 2016 dates have been set aside for consultation on the National Health Insurance White Paper.
The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has submitted recommendations to Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi regarding the registration of dental assistants.
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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 print and television reporters are among finalists announced today for the prestigious annual Discovery Health Journalism Award.
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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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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.
Conducted in 2013, the country’s latest antenatal survey finds an HIV prevalence rate of about 30 percent among pregnant women.
The public has until 14 March to comment on the policy, which focuses on equitable provision sanitation services, strengthening sanitation providers and sustainability.
The public has until 31 May* to comment on the NHI White Paper, but the response has been muted. Yet the NHI provides an opportunity to improve quality and address the lack of health workers, writes Section27’s Sasha Stevenson.
The United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines is calling for proposals to enhance and strengthen the promotion of innovation and access to medicines, vaccines and diagnostics.