Health e News
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South Africa catches its first case of the virus but government maintains that it has Covid-19 under control.
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As a Limpopo family battles to meet the needs of a relative who needs care, they are pleading for assistance from government as a last resort.
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A family is suing the Limpopo department of health over the death of a woman after she gave birth at Kgapane Hospital.
According to the Commission for Gender Equality’s latest report on forced and coerced sterilisations in South Africa, the practice is a direct attack on HIV-positive women’s constitutionally enshrined rights, and highlights flaws in public health’s informed consent procedures.
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Child and adolescent health needs a strong champion in the NHI, as the current policy framework is skewed towards adult burden of disease and efficacy of services.
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More thought needs to go into South Africa’s plan of action for the disease, if the country hopes to not overburden an already strained healthcare system.
Despite budget cuts, Treasury says NHI pilot projects will be safeguarded.
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While the majority of Gauteng residents want the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill to be implemented as soon as possible, they also want the government to not shy away from the serious healthcare system challenges the province faces.
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A pilot project solving cerebral palsy cases through mediation, instead of the courts, provides parents with a space to be heard, and has saved the Gauteng health department millions in the process.
Activist says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech should have linked South Africa’s challenges to gender-based violence
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Parents in Limpopo are frustrated about trying to find adequate education facilities for their children living autism. These children require special attention.