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Humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders compiled this listicle explaining the equity and access consequences of intellectual property laws when it comes to tools to fight COVID-19. They also call for such laws to be waived in light of the seriousness of the global pandemic.
Universal newborn hearing screening is not mandatory in South Africa, meaning that many children face educational and developmental challenges due to undiagnosed deafness or hearing impairment. A mother shares her journey with Health-e News. By Kalay Nair.
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The Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) received a welcome boost following a R70 million donation from the Roy McAlpine Charitable Foundation.
On World Rabies Day we look back at the case of the boy who lost his life earlier this month as well as the prevention, causes and treatment of this disease.
With vaccine hesitancy being a major problem among people across the globe, health experts and officials have debunked the COVID-19 vaccine myth – that it affects male sexual function and fertility.
A mother has made a plea to the South African public to consider registering as bone marrow donors which will give people a second chance at life
Numerous complaints from members of the public, who have not received SMS confirmation after being vaccinated, has prompted government to admit that capturing COVID-19 data is a challenge and the issue would be investigated.
The Eastern Cape provincial government is celebrating a milestone which has seen at least one million people having received their COVID-19 vaccinations. This means the province is a step closer to reaching populating immunity by next March.
The national Health Department will soon recommend the introduction of vaccination certificates to the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC); a move which according to Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, will “open up economic, social and religious activities”.
The waterwise and environmentally-friendly aquaponics farming method used at FinLeaf Farm maximises productivity on a small two-hectare piece of land and could be the answer to achieving food security and sustainable agriculture.
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The Nelson Mandela Bay metro has been hit by an outbreak of rabies, which has claimed its first victim so far, a nine-year-old boy from Motherwell township, in Gqeberha.
After struggling to accept his diagnosis for years, a young HIV activist has put all his fears to rest and is relieved to have made peace with taking his antiretroviral medication (ARVs). The 28-year-old now realises that treatment is a lifelong commitment.