KZN’s turnaround plan cuts overspending and fraud
KwaZulu-Natal's health department is set to remain within its budget this year for the first time in more than a decade ' thanks to a high level turnaround plan.
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The highs and lows of bipolar mood disorder
We all have the occasional mood swing or wake up on the wrong side of the bed some mornings. However as this insert shows, it is not just a simple case of good or bad days when your fluctuating moods are affecting your career and your relationship with loved ones. Tshidi Khumbane shares her experience of bipolar mood disorder.
A special Gift: a mother’s story of Down syndrome
Down syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that affects approximately 1 in every 800 children and results in mental as well as physical disability. As this insert shows, information is the key to not only accepting your child's condition, but also in being able to provide the specific care that your child needs.
Govt’s responsibility in AIDS funding Living with AIDS # 454
As the donor community retreats from funding AIDS programmes in developing nations, donor-aided countries are being forced to dig deeper into their own pockets to sustain care and treatment services for its citizens. South Africa is no exception.
Child cancer patients to get better treatment
The first ever public sector 'treatment' or 'sterile' room in South Africa officially opened its doors at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria. This will allow children battling cancer a better chance at recovery.
Sex workers care for HIV-affected peers
NAIROBI:(PlusNews) - Shunned by mainstream society, sex workers with HIV-related illnesses in Nairobi are unlikely to receive help from concerned neighbours. Instead, some of them are being cared for by fellow sex workers.
Study highlights need for better post-rape care in conflict
NAIROBI:(PlusNews) - Recent research into the effect of mass rape on HIV in conflict situations has highlighted the need for better post-rape care services for affected women and girls.
Concurrency debate heats up
JOHANNESBURG:(PlusNews) - An academic dispute about whether concurrent sexual partnerships are really a major factor behind high rates of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa could affect the future of prevention programmes.
Call to strengthen TB fight Living with AIDS # 453
Health specialists and advocates say the Tuberculosis epidemic, which is largely fueled by HIV infection, requires massive social mobilization and activism if the country's TB Control Programme is to show better results.
XDR TB – a glimmer of hope
Khayelitsha's Nolungile Clinic yesterday celebrated the first patient to successfully complete the harrowing treatment for Extensively Drug Resistant (XDR) TB, and be cured.
Stopping TB
Millions of Tuberculosis (TB) deaths will be averted if the billions of dollars required to develop faster diagnostics, improved treatment regimens and the development of a vaccine is made available by donors, according to the new plan released by World Health Organisation this week.
Psych patients can adhere to ART Living with AIDS # 452
In our last 'Living with AIDS' feature we brought you news of a specialised service that provides both AIDS and psychiatric treatment for mentally ill patients at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. This week, we meet some of the clinic's patients who show that mentally ill patients can take their ARVs successfully.
“I’m too young to die”: A boy’s battle with Leukaemia
Almost 1000 new cases of leukaemia are diagnosed every year, most of these in children. Treatment involves replacing the diseased bone marrow, with new, matching bone marrow from a donor. This insert shows 11 year old Rahul Singh who is still unable to find a match.
There is hope for leukaemia patients ‘ says survivor
Leukaemia, a blood cancer once considered deadly, can now be treated and managed well but, like any other cancer, it requires intensive treatment early enough, coupled with a good support structure. A survivor, Zuki Mokwebo, shares her story.
Rabies campaign continues
Efforts to encourage communities to vaccinate their pets against rabies are continuing in most parts of Soweto. The past two months have seen Johannesburg residents in a frenzy after a rabies outbreak that has already claimed the lives of two young girls.