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Launched by the Department of Health yesterday, this free app puts South Africa’s HIV guidelines at the fingertips of health workers and patients.
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The Stop Stock Outs Project’s second annual survey was conducted among about 2,500 of the country’s 4,200 health facilities and shows slightly worse results than its previous 2013 survey.
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Compiled by the Human Sciences Research Council, this stigma index released at the SA AIDS 2015 Conference is the world’s largest study into HIV stigma.
More than three years after Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi first announced National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts, Health-e News tracks what the NHI has meant on the ground and in people’s lives.
One common medical aid for all South Africans, as envisaged by government’s proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, is many years away, but many of the country’s 10 pilot sites are making progress.
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Researchers from the Wits Reproductive and HIV Research Unit, Aurum Institute and others call for an urgent response to high levels of tuberculosis (TB) infection in South African Health workers.
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The recently released study by the Networking HIV/AIDS Community of South Africa surveyed students on 14 campuses.
Representatives from more than 20 organisations including farmers’ cooperatives, waste pickers associations and unions recently marched to Times Media Group and Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) offices to protest fast food advertising and high food prices.
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The Department of Basic Education is inviting public comment on the draft strategy on HIV, TB and sexually transmitted infections until 26 May.
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The National Department of Health guidelines outline care for adults living with conditions like HIV, diabetes and mental health within primary health care.
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Produced by Cape Town’s Women’s Legal Centre, the Sisonke sex worker movement and others, the guide is aimed at promoting response reporting on sex work.
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Released on 28 April, this 49-page summary report evaluates 18 government nutrition interventions with the aim of improving implementation.