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Basic information about swine flu in question and answer format.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the full impact of the swine flu outbreak in Africa has yet to be seen. The agency said this at a regional conference on the pandemic, earlier this week in Johannesburg.
Can you imagine being kicked out of your home or losing your job just because you have HIV? Many people have experienced such abuse because society doesn’€™t know much about HIV. Victims of abuse also don’€™t know that they have rights. But with the re-launch of the AIDS Charter, that’€™s about to change.
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Swine flu has claimed another life in the Western Cape bringing the number of fatalities in the province to two.
Port Elizabeth’€™s beleaguered Dora Nginza hospital is again facing lawsuits and recently settled out of court after a baby was brain damaged-after alleged negligent treatment in the Eastern Cape hospital’€™s maternity section.
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The outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1) that started in Mexico and the United States of America has spread to many other countries resulting in high morbidity and some mortality.
Panic over the outbreak of Swine flu in the country has seen levels of absenteeism rise in the workplace. This is according to Kaelo Consulting, a company specialising in wellness and occupational health.
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MAPUTO: (PlusNews) – Thousands of people took to the streets of Maputo, capital of Mozambique, and the country’s second city, Beira this week, to protest the government’s closure of day care hospitals for HIV-positive patients.
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MAPUTO: (PlusNews) – Less than 7 percent of HIV-positive children in Mozambique are receiving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, according to a new study.
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KAMPALA: (PlusNews) – The government is investigating whether a nationwide shortage of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs led to the reported deaths of HIV-positive people in northern Uganda this month.
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MBABANE: (PlusNews) – Swaziland’s correctional services are using the confinement of prisoners as an opportunity to reach this high-risk group with HIV testing and treatment.
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JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) – Nowhere is the goal of universal access to prevention, treatment and care more daunting than in South Africa, where an estimated 5.5 million people are living with HIV – the largest burden in the world.