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In some areas of the world, one in four people with tuberculosis (TB) becomes ill with a resistant form of the disease that can no longer be treated with standard drug regimens, a World Health Organization (WHO) report says.
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Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says there is a need for a road map for food and security in order to identify the various factors associated with over and under nutrition in South African households. Download speech here.
Within a few days, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, will launch a massive campaign aimed at encouraging millions of South Africans to test for HIV. The campaign will precede the implementation of new treatment protocols for AIDS and TB on April 1.
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From April 15, everyone attending a clinic or hospital will be offered an HIV test, regardless of whether they have symptoms of the disease or not.
Former Medicines Control Council (MCC) registrar Precious Matsoso has emerged at the front runner for one of government’s toughest jobs ‘ Director General in the National Department of Health.
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Johannesburg, A much needed cancer treatment centre that offers fully inclusive oncology services to the people of the East Rand was officially opened at the Netcare Clinton Hospital in Alberton yesterday.
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As of 15 March 2010, 21 human laboratory confirmed cases of River Valley Fever (RVF) have been reported in the Free State with two deaths. This brings a total to 22 human cases of RVF in South Africa, with one in the Northern Cape.
With 87% of the world’s population or approximately 5.9 billion people using safe drinking-water sources, the world is on track to meet or even exceed the drinking-water target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to the new WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report titled: “Progress on Sanitation and Drinking-Water ‘2010 Update Report,” released today.
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Lush food gardens set up by an Oxfam partner have been a lifeline for communities in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe, in the recent economic hardships.
South Africa is sitting on a malnutrition time bomb ‘ which has seen people either being severely over- or underweight, top nutrition expert Professor Demetre Labadarios has warned.
Sonke Gender Justice leader and ANC veteran Patrick Godana has described ANC Youth League President Julius Malema as ‘Goofy’ and vowed his organisation will ‘never allow any man in leadership to undermine the dignity of women’.
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They sat in little excited huddles of four around tables in the long, narrow hospital room. Some old, some younger, some still children. Many of them had bald heads, despite their young age, while others covered their hair loss with scarves.