HIV goes up, condom use goes down
South Africa’s latest HIV survey finds boys having sex earlier, plummeting condom use and that unmarried couples living together are more at risk of HIV than married or single people.
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South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence & Behaviour Survey, 2012
The latest national HIV survey in South Africa finds increases in HIV prevalence, decreases in condom use and earlier sexual debut for boys among other findings.
Poor housing leaves Tshwane girl gasping for breath
After heavy rains tore into her family’s roof, a Tshwane toddler is at the mercy of damp and cold, which trigger severe asthma attacks.
National Treasury could be called in to fund NHLS directly
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Miners, families live between death and hope
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SADC to harmonise TB treatment, cross-border referrals
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Poor treatment boosts XDR-TB in SA
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Nurses to lead charge against DR-TB
In a country of more than 50 million people, it is hard to be a “first” but Ntombasekaya Mlandu is. She is the first nurse trained to initiate and manage multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients.
Doctor turns patient after contracting XDR-TB
It took one cough and a sputter to change the life of a West Rand doctor after she contracted extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) at Johannesburg’s Lerato Hospital.
Presentation: Drug-resistant TB in South Africa
In this presentation, Dr. Norbert Ndjeka, director of the Department of Health’s DR-TB, TB & HIV division, presents the latest drug-resistant TB figures.
Report: StatsSA Mortality, causes of death in South Africa 2011
StatsSA's latest report on causes of death in South Africa shows slow continued declines in deaths due to communicable diseases like HIV but increases in deaths due to injuries and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
MRC announces first woman president
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Klerksdorp cancer survivor speaks out
Klerksdorp’s Dianne Perhouse was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012. Two operations and eight months of chemotherapy later, she is a cancer survivor.
Statement: Rural health workers call for action to regulate, support community service in understaffed areas
The Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP) responds to Constitutional Court case brought against the Minister of Health and the Health Professions Council of South Africa by a junior doctor.
National salt reduction key to NHI
If South Africa is going to successfully implement National Health Insurance (NHI), South Africans are going to have to put down the salt, says Deputy Minister of Health Dr Gwen Ramokgopa.