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Young men in Orange Farm, a sprawling township south of Johannesburg, are lining up for medical circumcision in large numbers ahead of government moves to add the intervention to its HIV prevention basket. Khopotso Bodibe witnessed a young man’s procedure and spoke to him afterwards.
A paper is described as an overview discussion document to establish “the progress and challenges in the efforts to improve health in South Africa since 1994” was recently presented to health leaders in South Africa. The report commissioned by the Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation also outlines possible answers and directions that government should take on future health policy, including national health insurance. The report can be read here.
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The Khayelitsha programme has been held up as a best practice model across the world. A report attempts to summarise the various programmes and shows among others that antiretroviral therapy is feasible in poor settings, antenatal HIV prevalence can be stabilised and a decentralised, nurse-led service is possible. Read the full report here.
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The Budget and Expenditure Monitoring Forum recently held its second meeting and focused on the upcoming antiretroviral tender and the need to ensure that it is structured and run in a manner that enables the state to procure an adequate supply of appropriate medicines at the lowest possible prices.
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The Treatment Action Campaign explains why it is important for Zuma to show leadership and take responsibility for himself, for those around him and for South Africa when it comes to preventing HIV.
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A lancet study suggests that completely removing both the pelvic lymph nodes (lymphadenectomy) and para-aortic lymph nodes could increase chances of survival in patients who are at risk of cancer recurrence.
When maternal mortality almost doubled in fourteen years, health leaders in Namibia decided to make maternal health a priority ‘€“ and set up a pilot in Khomas region.
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Screening air passengers for Tuberculosis (TB) is inefficient and unlikely to prevent the spread of infections, a Lancet study has shown.
An innovative process aimed at unblocking health service delivery by building a strong, united team of health leaders is being piloted in Namibia by a partnership of management and development organisations.
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The National Council Against Smoking (NCAS) has urged finance minister Pravin Gordhan to review tobacco tax rates in South Africa.
The legal fraternity is being called upon to play a meaningful role in the response to AIDS, especially to combat prejudice and discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS.
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Every year, over 12 million people receive a cancer diagnosis and 7.6 million die of the disease – accounting for nearly 1 in 5 of all deaths in developed countries and the leading cause of death worldwide ¹. Yet, according to the International Union against Cancer (UICC) more than 40% of all cancers could be prevented by better lifestyle choices.