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The trauma of rape can cause severe emotional distress for the survivor, and feelings of shock, shame, guilt, anger and powerlessness are common.
This Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust booklet provides information for rape survivors including how to report a rape, what to do medically after an assault and how to report poor treatment by the police.
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Every year, thousands of South African girls fall pregnant. Teen mums from around the country say that the road to parenthood is lonely and the battle to stay in school is hard won.
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Stock-outs of antiretroviral medicines have continued to plague health facilities, mainly as a result of a global shortage of certain active ingredients.
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A new fact sheet details the achievements of South Africa’s HIV programme, which initiated more than 600,000 people on antiretroviral treatment in 2014/15.
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In April 2014, the Free State health department terminated the services of around 3,800 community healthworkers (CHW) – apparently for being too old and under-educated – despite many years’ service supplementing the province’s inadequate care for its sick.
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Released in May 2015, the 52-page guidelines covers subjects like human rights, informed consent as well as self testing.
Released in April 2015, the 136-page guidelines introduce important changes in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission as well as the treatment of children and adolescents.
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As food prices continue to climb, we look at how four South African families are coping.
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The 28-page guidelines outline the diagnosis of a number of sexual transmitted infections (STIs) including public lice, syphilis and genital warts.
This Department of Health handbook is aimed at guiding the work of District Clinical Specialist Teams introduced as part of South Africa’s National Health Insurance.