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Diabetes is a global epidemic that kills 4.6 million people a year, according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of South Africa. In South Africa, about 1.5 million people have diabetes, and this is largely due to bad lifestyle choices such as eating unhealthy foods and inactivity.
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The AIDS epidemic is in decline and if countries ‘invest smartly’ in a few key interventions, they can achieve ‘substantial and sustainable progress’ against HIV.
OPINION:Rose is a mother of four, with a fifth on the way. At a time when she should be eagerly awaiting the birth of her child, she is instead worried about how to prevent her next pregnancy. She’d like to wait at least two years, but she doesn’t have that say because she doesn’t have access to family planning.By Dr. Frederick T. Sai.
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WCape Premier’s response to the critique of her views by Silber and Geffen. by Helen Zille.
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Last week Western Cape Premier Helen Zille made various comments suggesting that the provision of healthcare to those who behave ‘irresponsibly’ should be reconsidered. By Gavin Silber and Nathan Geffen.
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We are living in a time of great change and excitement in TB drug development.
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American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday announced the US government’s intention to implement new science in order to bring about an end the global AIDS crisis.
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‘Which disease would you rather have: HIV or TB? I would rather have HIV,’ Professor Francois Venter from the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute told a stunned audience at the recent 42nd Union World Conference on Lung Health held in Lille, France. By Wilma Stassen
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South African scientists are at the coalface of understanding whether HIV can be eradicated from an HIV-positive individual, essentially curing the person.
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The results of a seven-year-long study into TB in the Western Cape and Zambia shows how home visits by counsellors can dramatically reduce TB prevalence. By Kim Cloete.
The National Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has applauded Wits University for heeding his call to increase their intake of medical students in order to address the shortages of human resources in the public health sector.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s Medium Term Budget Speech praises the health minister for dramatically reducing the ARV bill and commits to communicating on how he intends financing the National Health Insurance bill in his next budget. Read his full speech here.