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Taking stock of the country’s performance in addressing AIDS, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, noted that over about 20 million South Africans have tested for HIV in the last two years and that HIV transmission from mother to child has dropped to below 3%. But Motsoaledi cautioned that much still needs to be done.
A non-governmental organisation, which focuses on the well-being of pregnant women and their children is showing the way on how to re-engineer South Africa’s primary healthcare system in both urban and rural settings.
Bethlehem – Free State MEC of Health Fundiswa “Fezi” Ngubentombi and a policeman were killed in a car accident on the N1 near Bloemfontein on December 1. Ngubentombi was on her way back from the opening of a day care center in QwaQwa in the Thabo Mofutsanyana district. President Jacob Zuma also attended the event.
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Teenagers are less likely to buy cigarettes if they are not displayed in plain sight behind shop counters, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.
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A US judge has ordered tobacco companies to run advertising campaigns admitting that they lied to the public about the dangers of smoking, and acknowledge that cigarettes kill about 1 200 American smokers a day.
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People who smoke while drinking alcohol may be at greater risk of suffering a hangover the next morning, according to a study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
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Bethlehem ‘ During a recent visit OurHealth was met by a long line of girls and boys queuing up outside the Mphohadi Clinic in Bethlehem. These youngsters were at the clinic for a medical examination before going off to initiation school this festive session.
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Tshwane – An intensive drug awareness campaign was recently launched in Winterveld to address the spate of drug abuse in the area. A multi-disciplinary team including government departments, civil society organisations and individual members of the community took part in this door-to-door educational campaign in the northern region of the City of Tshwane.
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Vhembe ‘ A graduation ceremony was recently held for home-based carers in the municipal district of Tshilamba in Limpopo.
The country has made substantial progress in the fight against HIV, but there are still many holes in the system – particularly around TB treatment.
Bethlehem ‘ Poor service by the Free State Emergency Services (EMS) have negatively impacted the lives of several patients.
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A tiny trickle of sweat dribbles across her forehead, her braids bouncing and glistening in the early morning sun, her gaze fixed, the earphones firmly in her ears. It’s hard not to notice Vuyiseka Dubula as she strides along the Sea Point promenade in her bright orange bib, ‘HIV Positive’ proclaimed in huge, fat black letters across her chest.