Mpumalanga fails on the health front
Mpumalanga's tuberculosis programme is the worst in the country. Its TB cure rate of 32 percent is the lowest in South Africa and has deteriorated from just under 48 percent in 2003.
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Good outcomes for the Western Cape
Always considered the 'rich kid', the Western Cape has committed large amounts of money to primary health care (PHC) and so far it is translating into good health outcomes for the province.
Primary health care underutilised in Gauteng
South Africa's 'powerhouse', Gauteng is the country's most densely populated province and home to almost 10-million residents (20 % of the population).
Promising HIV vaccine trial in SA
An HIV vaccine, which has shown promise internationally, will be tested in the largest vaccine trial in South Africa to date.
Limpopo still struggling
Plagued by poverty, drought, inadequate access to basic services and huge inequities, Limpopo faces enormous hurdles in bringing health to its 5,8-million inhabitants.
Northern Cape battles to control TB
With a surface area covering one third of South Africa and yet only one million residents (2% of the country's population), the Northern Cape should rank high in the healthcare stakes considering the small number of inhabitants it serves.
Brand appeal Living with AIDS # 291
'Branded VCT', which used a popular fashion label to get young people to test for HIV late last year, showed that brands have a unique ability to influence society.
Radiation exposed workers want compensation
About 208 former employees of the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (NECSA) in Pelindaba, Pretoria are suffering from asthma, cancer and myetoma.
Although the cause of their illnesses is not clear, it is believed that they are suffering from occupational diseases.
Microbicide trial failure
The search for an effective and safe anti-HIV microbicide has been dealt a blow with news that two Phase III trials have been halted after evidence that there was potentially an increased risk of HIV infection for women using the substance.
Money as a health intervention
Living with AIDS # 290
A unique programme investigating whether access to money can reduce rural women's vulnerability to HIV, shows that with economic power comes a sense of optimism. Researchers reckon that this leads to better health decisions, reduced health risks and improved gender relations.
Living with AIDS # 290
HIV now spreading fastest among rich and educated
Startling new evidence from a three-year survey shows that HIV is now growing fastest among those who are wealthier and educated.
Industry opposes smoking curbs
The tobacco industry is trying to convince Parliament not to adopt more smoking controls at hearings on the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Bill of 2006.
The year of hope
Living with AIDS # 289
Last year closed with renewed hope about South Africa's direction on AIDS policy. The National AIDS Council was reconstituted and it is in the process of drawing up a new plan to tackle AIDS over the next five years. We speak to Dr Nomonde Xundu, Cluster Manager of the HIV/AIDS, TB and STIs unit in the national Department of Health about this development.
Living with AIDS # 289
KZN MEC makes history with public HIV test
Health MEC decides to 'lead by example' at launch of provincial HIV testing campaign.
‘No evidence’ grants are interfering with treatment
Government research has poured cold water on claims that people are reluctant to take medicine in case they lose their disability grants and that child support grants encourage teenage girls to fall pregnant.