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SECTION27 and the Treatment Action Campaign have sent an open letter to Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo. In it, they respond to the claims in his opinion piece published by Health-e as well as continuing challenges in the health system. Read it here.
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The South African Government isn’€™t often praised for their health care efforts, however, one thing that they did do right was to take a firm stance against tobacco early on, according to an international health expert.
Health activists have highlighted on-going medicine and consumable shortages, broken equipment and inadequate human resources at all Gauteng hospitals in response to Health MEC Hope Papo’€™s recent claims that his department is on top of matters.
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Quitting smoking was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease in adults without diabetes, despite subsequent weight gain, according to a new study in JAMA.
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Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, who has been reigning in the use tobacco products with strict legislation, has now also set his sights on the liquor industry.
Gauteng health MEC Hope Papo has responded to the SECTION27 report which last week painted a grim picture of poor health service delivery. Read his statement here.
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Teenagers who cannot afford a pack of cigarettes sustain the habit by buying cigarettes one at a time.
OPINION: This International Women’€™s Day, we have much to celebrate. In the past year alone, we have made tremendous strides in women’€™s health and equality: the United Nations adopted a historic resolution to end female genital mutilation; global leaders convened at the London Summit on Family Planning to make US$2.6 billion in new financial pledges and a series of unparalleled policy commitments to family planning; and together, we celebrated the first-ever International Day of the Girl Child. By Jill Sheffield & Fred Sai
LUSIKISIKI. ‘€“ Five governmental departments in this Eastern Cape village have been without electricity for weeks. The district offices for the Departments of Education, Health, Social Development, Traffic and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) have been unable to provide services to communities here because their electricity was cut.
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VHEMBE. ‘€“ Gloria Mathukha is used to be called ‘€˜crazy’€™ or ‘€˜mad woman’€™, but this doesn’€™t make it any easier. This 36-year-old woman from Matavhela village in Limpopo has a mentally disability and suffers constant discrimination from members in her community.
VHEMBE. ‘€“ Requests to the Department of Education to upgrade facilities at the Mafukani pre-school have fallen on deaf ears, and have eventually resulted in a four-year-old nearly losing her life after being bitten by a snake in the sub-standard toilet facilities at the school.
VHEMBE. ‘€“ A 19-year-old girl from Gumela village in Limpopo thought she was solving her problems by going for an abortion, but was actually causing more problems than she thought.