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Statement: Call for dental assistants to register by 31 March

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has urged all dental assistants to register as the moratorium on criminal prosecution of unregistered dental assistants draws to a close.

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When a child gives birth, who has failed her?

When a 12-year-old girl slides onto your operating table for a caesarean section, it’s hard not to ask how she got here – and the answer seems to lie somewhere in the distance between cities and villages and in the family planning gap between the “have’s” and “have not’s”

Report: StepUp Human Rights Report

Compiled by the TB/HIV Care Association, the 16-page report details almost 250 instances of alleged human rights abuses against drug users between August and November 2015.

Report: Causes, implications and possible responses to staffing moratoria

The working paper by the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP) outlines the causes and implications of alleged hiring freezes in seven provinces nationwide.

Report: Final Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity

The 52-page report represents the culmination of two years of work by the World Health Organisation (WHO) committee in an effort to address the alarming levels of childhood obesity and overweight globally.

Report: Out of Step 2015 – TB Policies in 24 Countries

The joint publication by the Stop TB Partnership and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) surveys tuberculosis treatment (TB) and diagnosis policy and practice in 24 countries.
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Online database: The National Health Research Database

The online, searchable portal serves as a repository of health-related past and present research conducted in South Africa.

Brief: Cannabinoids for Medicinal Use

This Medical Research Council brief summarises the key points of a systematic review evaluating the medicinal use of cannabis first published by Dr Penny Whiting in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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Circular: Use of Fixed-dose Combinations in Place of Lamivudine Single Agents

Issued on 7 January, the Department of Health circular offers guidance to clinicians regarding the use of two-in-one combination antiretrovirals (ARV) following a change in ARV tendering.
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Policy: Managing Patient Safety Incidents in South Africa

Released in December, this 56-page policy outlines the management of patient safety incidents, including the provision of feedback to patients, families and clinicians, as well as the sharing of lessons learned.

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