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Speech delivered by South African Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi in parliament on 23 July in which he announces the country will move to early HIV treatment and lifelong antiretrovirals for pregnant, HIV-positive women.
South Africa’s National Department of Health lays out its plans for 2014/15 to 2016/17 in this 156-page annual report.
Issued by the South African Department of Health, this 18-page booklet broadly outlines the country’s recently introduced national health insurance (NHI).
This 100-page report describes the Department of Health’s key performance indicators, strategic objectives and annual targets for 2011/12 to 2013/14.
Public Protector Adv. Thuli Madonsela recently released the outcomes of an investigation into the Gauteng Department of Health.
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Released by the TB non-profit the Aurum Institute, this document outlines organisations receiving international funding to address TB in prisons as well as goals and timelines.
The following documents outline the use of the rapid GeneXpert TB test in prisons, HIV and TB interventions and describe the recently created task team.
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Updated January 2013, these South African Department of Health guidelines describe the management of drug-resistant (DR), multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resisistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).
Released by the Department of Health, this 58-page guidelines cover the management of tuberculosis (TB), HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in South Africa’s 242 correctional facilities.
Released by the Department of Health, this 58-page booklet outlines care and treatment for children with tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa.
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The South African Department of Health has released its latest guidelines for the management of tuberculosis (TB) in adults.
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Developed by the independent AIDS research and policy US-based think tank, the Treatment Action Group (TAG), the 32-page guide outlines tuberculosis (TB) drugs currently in use around the world.