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AVAC Report 2013 – Research & Reality

In Research & Reality, we call on funders and researchers to capitalize on lessons learned from a range of recent HIV prevention trials via better problem solving, more critical thinking and coordinated action.

Statement: Civil society letter delivered to the Deputy President

This letter, delivered to South Africa Deputy President and national AIDS council chairperson Kgalema Motlanthe, outlines ongoing concerns regarding HIV treatment and health in Mpumalanga.

Report: Stock outs in South Africa – a national crisis

Released by a civil society consortium, this report shows that one-in-five health centers surveyed had experienced drug shortages or stock outs recently.

Interview with Sibongile Nkosi, project manager of OurHealth

NewsMeBack citizen journalism blog interviews Health-e’s OurHealth citizen journalist manager Sibongile Nkosi.
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National Health Insurance pilot district business plans 2012-2014

Buisness plans from South Africa’s 11 National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts outlining 2012/13 activities funded by the government-issued NHI conditional grant.

SA Men’s Health Barometer

On Tuesday, the 19th November, as the world commemorated International Men’s Day, Brothers For Life, a national campaign representing the combined efforts of over 100 organisations, released the first Men’s Health Barometer.

Report: EC Health Crisis Action Coalition November update

The civil society Eastern Cape Health Crisis Action Coalition provides an analysis of proposed plans to fix the province’s health system.

Booklet: Budget Justice

Published by Cape Town’s Alternative Information and Development Centre, this 84-page booklet describes processes and trends in public expenditure for service delivery, including health.

Statement: Coalition responds to EC Dept. of Health

Documents presented to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Health by the Eastern Cape Health Crisis Coalition.

Strokes affecting younger patients

A Johannesburg father talks about how a stroke changed his teenage daughter’s life.

Experts call for urgent regulation of e-cigarettes

Lung health experts from around the world issued a warning about the potential health impact of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems and called for urgent regulation of these products.
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Policy guidelines: Child and adolescent mental health

The 26-page guidelines begins with an overview of the determinants of mental health among children and adolescents before reviewing related South African policies and legislation. The document then discusses strategies to build skills among caregivers, teachers and other frontline providers of mental health interventions as well as those for counseling professionals. The guidelines conclude by identifying priority areas for mental health services among children and adolescents, including the prevention of child and substance abuse as well as services for those living with intellectual disabilities. child_mental_health

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