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Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) ‘€“ which is the most common cause of cervical cancer ‘€“ also increases a person’€™s risk for contracting HIV.
Many South Africans are too poor to access free healthcare provided by the state, mostly due to the cost of transport.
The economic impact of not making proper mental health care available far exceeds the cost of actually providing it.
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HIV positive men in South Africa are presenting much later for treatment than women and are much more likely to die than HIV-positive women who are receiving similar treatment, an international study has revealed.
Another day. Another story about state patients dying and suffering. Another distressed letter from desperate health workers. Another call for action and accountability from civil society. Another statement from government. Another day in Gauteng.
The Council for Medical Schemes has just released its latest Annual Report, for the 2011-2012 financial year. Read it here.
Mediclinic has commented on the CMS Annual Report, read their statement here.
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It has been 30 years since South Africa altered the Tuberculosis (TB) treatment guidelines, however the a recent change holds the promise of curing more drug resistant (DR) TB cases and a reduction in infections.
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Water pipe smoking, also known as hubbly bubbly, causes as many respiratory problems as cigarette smoking, according to a new study published in the journal Respirology.
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Researchers find 6.7% of drug-resistant tuberculosis patients have a form of the disease that may take years to treat. Sarah Boseley, health editor guardian.co.uk.
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MEDIA RELEASE: PRETORIA, 31 August 2012 ‘€“ A new policy-orientated web portal on children’€™s rights called Policy Action Network, or PAN: Children, was announced during a panel discussion on children this morning. The portal is a partnership between the United Nations Children’€™s Fund (UNICEF) and the Human Sciences Research Council’€™s (HSRC).