Health e News
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African experts and activists are left disappointed by the updated recommendations and have labelled them rushed and unconcerned with women’s lives.
- ///Our Health
Because of the financial challenges facing the provincial government, it is unable to adequately deal with problems in Tembisa Hospital.
- ///Our Health
While most moms think that ready-made fruit purees are good for their infants, research shows these products are high in sugar and labels aren’t easy to understand.
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He has left an indelible mark on society. His untimely death more than a year ago, left both the local and global academic community reeling.
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Government regulation into food labelling aims to empower South Africans to easily understand what is detrimental to their health.
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The world is one step closer to ending the deadliest form of the deadliest infectious disease known to man: extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).
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South African activists are thrilled by the appointment of African feminist Winnie Byanyima to UNAIDS top spot, who is the first woman to hold the position in the history of the organisation.
- ///Our Health
A collective is radically reclaiming its township from pervasive fast food outlets by encouraging youth to grow their own food.
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Expensive medical aid schemes could soon be a thing of the past when the National Health Insurance (NHI) takes off, ensuring adequate health care for all in the country.
- ///Our Health
Residents choke on the stench of contaminated water overflowing onto their streets despite reporting it to the City of Cape Town.
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Mothers are encouraged to breastfeed beyond the first six months of their children’s lives, but a lack of support from families and work commitments stand in the way.
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Patients continue to bear the brunt of inadequate health services, as provinces reveal their health plans over the next year.