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KIGALI: (PlusNews) – A campaign by the Rwandan government aims to significantly increase the use of both male and female condoms in the country, where it is estimated that sexually active people use an average of just three condoms per year.
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JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) – A new technology being pioneered in South Africa may make screening for tuberculosis (TB) faster, cheaper and more reliable ‘€“ and it’€™s all based on technology found on a typical trip through airport security.
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NAIROBI: (PlusNews) – Unconventional health workers and new technologies will be a vital part of the ongoing effort to “virtually eliminate” mother-to-child transmission of HIV, says Michél Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS.
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LUSAKA: (PlusNews) – New research has found that Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) services in Zambia are squandering the opportunity to reach clients with information about how to reduce their HIV risk.
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TETE:(PlusNews) – Stefania*, 17, who has been wheelchair-bound since being involved in a traffic accident as a child, likes to go to Celso’s, a popular bar in Matundo, a suburb of Tete city in northwestern Mozambique.
Madwaleni Hospital, situated in one of South Africa’€™s poorest districts, has overcome many hurdles to emerge as a shining light in the Eastern Cape, delivering lifesaving healthcare to the 120 000 strong rural community. Now, the hospital is trying to find replacements for their Managing Chief Medical Officer and HIV specialist.
It’s that time of the year again when all of us indulge in all sorts of feasts, with little regard to what we eat. But, as you prepare your festive meals, be sure that what you eat is healthy for your dear heart.
Early use of drugs such as dagga and tik can sometimes trigger the incurable mental illness of Schizophrenia, which can result in life-threatening behaviour.
It’€™s estimated that about 1% of the world’€™s population has Schizophrenia. This mental condition, if not treated, can disrupt your life.
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Former health minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang died shortly before 3pm in Johannesburg today. Although many of her former adversaries have expressed their condolences to her family, many have called for eulogies to be subdued, asking that those who died while she was in power be remembered as well.