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VHEMBE. ‘€“ Young people in Matavhela village here have expressed their worry and disappointment about the closure of the Love Life site at their local clinic.
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LUSIKISIKI. ‘€“ Tandeka Vinjwa-Hlongwane, one of OurHealth’€™s citizen journaliasts who often reports on the poor health services in the Eastern Cape, recently had first-hand experience of the health systems there.
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LUSIKISIKI. ‘€“ A 27-year-old woman was only treated for pain she has been experiencing in her feet after complaining for six months.
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VHEMBE. ‘€“ On Women’s Day about 350 people gathered at Guyuni Clinic here to celebrate the occasion.
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THOHOYANDOU. ‘€“ During a recent school visit, officers from the Mutale Police Station advised learners at the Matavhela Secondary School in Mutale on how to protect themselves against rape.
ERMELO. ‘€“ Patients on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment here are excited about the roll-out of the single-dose ARVs in April. This, they believe, will improve their quality of life through decreased side-effects and easier adherence.
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TSWANE. ‘€“ There was an urgent call to classify a concoction called Nyaope as a banned illegal substance at a two-day summit by the Department of Social Development recently held in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni. Together with the ban, community leaders also lobbied to make the possession of the substance a prosecutable offence.
MEDIA RELEASE: CAPE TOWN ‘€“ As the 5th BRICS Summit kicks off today in Durban, the South African government must follow the lead of its BRICS peers to ensure that life-saving medicines are affordable.
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South Africa has again confirmed its position at the forefront of tuberculosis research with a R33,2-million grant to study how humans protect themselves against TB.
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In response to the tough economic times, smokers are re-lighting used cigarette butts, a new study found.
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From April 1, HIV positive people on antiretroviral therapy will be able to take one pill a day, instead of three pills twice a day.
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CAPE TOWN – It is shameful that a disease which is preventable and curable and has been around for so many years continues to kill over a million people each year, the world’€™s foremost tuberculosis vaccine experts heard today.