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Phamaceutical drug manufacturer, Novartis South Africa, has taken steps to make an important drug in the treatment of a rare type of leukaemia called chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML), more accessible to patients who need it.
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Nearly half of all smoking parents light up while driving with their children. This is according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.
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Lusikisiki ‘€“ Advocacy drives by civil society organisations such as the Treatment Action Campaign are bringing about positive change in this Eastern Cape community.
Bethlehem ‘€“ The Dihlabeng Regional Hospital (DRH) Pharmacy in Bethlehem, in the Free State, was lauded at the 10th Annual National Centre for Public Service Innovation Awards that recently took place at Emperor’s Palace Casino in Johannesburg.
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Vhembe – Health care workers in Vhembe this week breathed a sigh of relief after medicine stocks were replenished. Two weeks ago OurHealth reported that two clinics in this area of Limpopo faced major medicine shortages.
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Across the world and more recently in South Africa, the tobacco industry and its allies continuously push to weaken or repeal smoke-free laws. Two common tactics used to weaken laws are to allow business to create designated smoking rooms or areas, or to build complex and expensive ventilation systems.
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Mpophomeni ‘€“ In 2000 the Ethembeni Care Centre was established by Dr Rouen Bruni who, along with about 10 home-based caregivers, provided medical assistance to people in the community, distributed food parcels and also comforted patients through prayer.
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Soshanguve ‘€“ A drive by civil society organisations to promote male medical circumcision have seen more men and boys over the age of 12 reporting to the local KT Motubatsi clinic for this procedure.
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South Africa has received global recognition for achieving a significant reduction in the number of children newly infected with HIV.
It is a handsome, energised young couple that meet me at a coffee shop in Claremont, Cape Town. Lee-Anne (28) orders an apple juice – she’€™s careful of what she eats and drinks because she’€™s 11 weeks pregnant. Ashton (27), orders the same, subtly encouraging his wife’€™s dedication to her own health, and that of their child.
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The world is making significant progress in coming to grips with the HIV epidemic, however in many countries stigma and lack of human rights remain.
Bethlehem ‘€“ A 5-year-old girl died in the casualty ward at Phekolong Hospital in Bethlehem this week while nurses scurried around trying to find a bed for her in the casualty ward.
