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Depression can often be a lonely illness, but it doesn’t have to be, says South African musician PJ Powers. She spoke to Ayanda Mkhwanazi of Health-e News Service speaks about her road to recovery.
The public health system is failing many women with breast cancer, who are diagnosed late and face many hurdles in their quest to access lifesaving treatment.
CAPE TOWN ‘ Health systems experts have welcomed the proposed reform of South Africa’s health sector as ‘pretty radical’ with political will and the ‘what’ part evident, but the ‘how’ part more concerning.
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BANGKOK ‘ Humans are not good at changing our sexual behaviour, which is why thousands of people who know they should use condoms are still getting HIV.
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BANGKOK – Two years ago, an alliance of Thai and US scientists revealed that a huge trial of an AIDS vaccine had for the first time protected some people from HIV ‘ but they didn’t know why or how it had worked.
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Two years ago, the AIDS community was electrified by news that a vaccine had partially protected people against HIV. Now this vaccine will be tested in South Africa.
The story of US engagement in South Africa to battle HIV/AIDS over the past decade is one of strategic choice, sustained commitment, and significant human impact, matched by recent strong action by the South African government to assert its leadership in reversing the course of its AIDS epidemic. By J. Stephen Morrison.
The Department of Health recently published draft regulations and guidelines governing complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs). We have not done an exhaustive analysis of the proposed changes. We are posting preliminary observations to spur discussion and public engagement with these important documents. By Marcus Low.
OPINION: To ensure that the debate on the national health insurance is informed by facts, it is essential to dissect the financial issues.
South Africa will move to an exclusive breastfeeding strategy and discontinue the practice of providing formula feed through hospitals and clinics, health minster Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced yesterday (TUES).
OPINION:Misinformed scaremongering seems to have been the order of the day since the release of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Green Paper. South Africans have been subjected to a barrage of reports about how the proposed NHI is unaffordable, how it will increase the cost of labour and will push the economy into recession. by Di McIntyre.
Formula feed for infants should only be handed out if prescribed by a medical doctor, health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi told a meeting on breastfeeding today (MONDAY).