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Glenda Venn’s life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2011, but she found comfort in the company of others also battling the disease.
Published for public comment on 20 September 2013, these norms and standards govern areas such as port health, water quality monitoring and hazardous materials management.
The results of a May 2011 to May 2012 audit of all public health facilities in South Africa.
In line with international recommendations, these national guidelines recommend exclusive breastfeeding for all mothers, regardless of HIV status.
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of mortality globally, causing more deaths than all other causes combined, and they strike hardest at the world’s low and middle-income populations.
This report by the African Palliative Care Association discusses the benefits of palliative care for women living with HIV and provides some case studies of real women who have had experience of palliative care.
Published by the African Palliative Care Association, this booklet is intended to help women living with HIV as well as cancer of the cervix, their families and others in the community who support them.
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Produced by the African Palliative Care Association, the guide includes evidence‐based information on the use of opioids in the management of pain in patients with cancer and other illnesses.
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Released by public interest organization Section27 and the Treatment Action Campaign, the report details the state of Eastern Cape public health services.
Pilani Clinic is often the first point of care for patients from the Eastern Cape’s Coffee Bay area but it is often not their last as systemic shortages fuel a referral system that is costing patient lives and money.
When Lindeka arrived at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha she had already miscarried her baby but the horror of what happened next only added to her trauma.
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Coloured South Africans are more likely to die due to smoking than black or white South Africans, according to an article published today [Friday] that shows one in four coloured men die of smoking.