Progress in Limpopo thanks to SECTION27
SECTION27's work to improve sanitation in schools is starting to pay off, but progress is slow.
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Secondhand smoke more harmful to girls
Regular exposure to secondhand smoke appears to lower teen girls' levels of the "good" cholesterol - the substance that reduces heart disease risk, researchers report.
District-by-district breakdown of school toilets
Health-e News Service conducted an informal survey of the state of 17 schools' toilets that fall within four of the National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts. Read how each district performed.
The South African Demographic and Health Survey (SADHS) 2003 Pt2
Part 2 of the South African Demographic and Health Survey.
HIV indicators for countries and territories
This compilation includes annual estimates for prevalence of HIV infection among persons 15-49 years old and total estimated numbers of infected, all ages. Data for most countries are estimates obtained from UNAIDS/WHO, or for early years, extrapolations from UNAIDS/WHO data. For other countries data are rough estimates done by Gapminder based on information from a number of different sources, as indicated in this document.
REPORT ON THE GLOBA L AIDS EPIDEMIC, 2008
These estimates include all people with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS, in 2007 and 2001.
Prevalence and Distribution of Malaria in South Africa
South Africa Department of Health Annual Report 2007
Malaria cases per year in South Africa: 1999 – 2007
South African Department of Health Annual Data
South Africa TB Profile
WHO country profile focussing on Tuberculosis control: covering surveillance, epidemiology and the implementation of the Stop TB strategy.
World Health Organisation Core Health Indicators 2008
World health statistics 2008 presents the most recent health statistics for South Africa, including mortality rates, life expectancy, immunisation rates and national health expenditure.
Summary of HIV Statistics for South Africa
Produced by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC)
Cancer in South Africa
Types of Cancer common in South Africa and their prevalence.
World Health Statistics 2009
WHO’s annual compilation of data from its 193 Member States, and includes a summary of progress towards the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and targets. This edition also contains a new section on reported cases of selected infectious diseases.
Behaving ‘better’? The media, HIV/AIDS and stigma
Speaker’s notes for Centre for the Study of AIDS forum, 2004. Kerry Cullinan.
Discussion about the role of the media in reporting on HIV/AIDS, particularly stigma and denial, tends to rest on two popular assumptions: 1. That the media has a major role to play in reducing AIDS stigma and denial, and that it is obliged to do so. 2. Once people know how HIV is transmitted, they will change their sexual behaviour (“health belief model”).
HIV/AIDS: A resource for journalists
This booklet was compiled several years ago by Soul City, the Department of Health and Health-e. Some of the chapters such as the contact details are outdated. However, issues such as Ethics and Media are still relevant and may be especially useful for journalism students.