How South Africa’s fight against HIV stacks up
About six million people in South Africa are living with HIV, according to UNAIDS new report. Here’s how South Africa’s HIV response stacks up against other countries.
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National Health Facilities Baseline Audit
The results of a May 2011 to May 2012 audit of all public health facilities in South Africa.
Infant and Young Child Feeding Policy (2013)
In line with international recommendations, these national guidelines recommend exclusive breastfeeding for all mothers, regardless of HIV status.
National department of health unveils rescue plan for Eastern Cape
The national department of health has announced more than one billion rand to fix the Eastern Cape’s health system as an emergency task team unearths more problems.
Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases 2013-17
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of mortality globally, causing more deaths than all other causes combined, and they strike hardest at the world’s low and middle-income populations.
Palliative care for women living with HIV
This report by the African Palliative Care Association discusses the benefits of palliative care for women living with HIV and provides some case studies of real women who have had experience of palliative care.
First ever guidelines to manage pain in cancer patients to be released
A team of South African experts has created the country’s first guidelines for managing pain in cancer patients, due to be released early next year.
Need to rethink palliative care in South Africa
Hospice is still a place associated with HIV, cancer and death. But rising rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) may mean South Africa needs to rethink the meaning of hospice.
Palliative care for women living with HIV and cervical cancer
Published by the African Palliative Care Association, this booklet is intended to help women living with HIV as well as cancer of the cervix, their families and others in the community who support them.
Using opioids to manage pain – A pocket guide for health professionals
Produced by the African Palliative Care Association, the guide includes evidence‐based information on the use of opioids in the management of pain in patients with cancer and other illnesses.
Government unveils NCD strategic plan
With non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounting for almost half of all deaths in South Africa, the department of health has released a new strategy to curb rising rates of diseases such as diabetes, cancer and hypertension.
Oncology body backs doctor attacked by medical aid
The South African Oncology Consortium (SAOC) has rallied behind a cancer doctor accused by medical aid giant Discovery of prescribing the “wrong medicine” for one of its members.
Hypertension affects all South Africans, not just whites
PRESS RELEASE: The statement by statistician-general Pali Lehohla that unhappiness is the leading cause of hypertension is not only inaccurate; it creates a dangerous illusion for South Africans.
Sitting may be killing us, say experts
Not getting enough exercise is about as bad for you as smoking, say experts who add that squeezing in more physical activity can be as simple as twirling your hair.
New foundation urges South Africans to get ‘sun smart’
With summer fast approaching, the South African Society for Dermatological Surgery is set to make sure that South Africans are 'sun smart.'