Health e News
- ///Our Health
As malaria season approaches the Limpopo Department of Health aims to disinfect a million houses in the province.
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The Eastern Cape Department of Education has uncovered a cheque fraud syndicate that targets schools in Alfred Nzo municipality.
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Witnesses of the fire that tore through a building in downtown Johannesburg on Wednesday watched in horror as firefighter fell to his death from the 23rd floor.
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While the Gauteng government investigates corruption in the running of its food banks, those who rely on these banks are going hungry.
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A former drug dealer and addict wants to build a rehabilitation centre to help other addicts. Thabang Maphori (29) from Lebowakgomo Zone A in Limpopo told Health-e News that his four-year battle with drugs nearly destroyed his life.
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Tobacco companies are thriving in Africa due to weak anti-tobacco and tax laws, and tobacco use has increased by 44 percent between 1990 and 2012.
- ///Our Health
Every year thousands of South Africans sustain burn injuries from fire, steam, boiling water and chemicals. Many victims are left dejected and feel they have no hope of living a normal life.
- ///Our Health
Mbizana, Eastern Cape – For 40 years patients at the Khanyayo Clinic have been treated in the same consulting room with little privacy – but thanks to a public-private partnership the clinic has received two extra consulting rooms.
- ///Our Health
The young people of Kwa Nkcele in Lusikisiki say they are tired of receiving certificates that are not worth the paper they’re written on. They say the skills the Eastern Cape Department of Social Development offer have no value because they don’t lead to jobs.
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Last week the World Health Organsiation (WHO) changed its treatment recommendations for the deadliest form of TB, drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), following South Africa’s bold decision.
- ///Our Health
Many patients reliant on state healthcare accept that they have to go to government health clinics where they will have to queue for hours to get assistance.
- ///News, Our Health
South Africa’s elderly population is growing rapidly – but state mental health care is not adequate. About 30% of adults aged 60 and older will at some stage require medication to treat mental conditions.