Exciting new HIV prevention products in pipeline
Vaginal rings filled with antiretrovirals (ARVs), ARV injections and partially effective vaccines are some of the HIV prevention weapons under development.
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Mofolo petitions for safer roads
Residents of Mofolo, Soweto said the latest death of a child on the neighbourhood’s infamous Machaba Drive is the last straw.
Circular: Changes in the prescription of Implanon
This government circular issued on 16 October describes changes in recommended prescribing of the contraceptive implant Implanon that may affect women living with HIV, TB and epilepsy.
Mpumalanga looks to strengthen health services through private-public partnerships
Eskom recently donated the first of two buses to be used to expand the school health programme in Mpumalanga. Now, the province may also be courting the private sector to ramp up HIV counselling and testing (HCT).
School-based HPV vaccination campaign wraps up
As a school campaign to inoculate girls against one of the leading causes of cervical cancer wraps in the Northern Cape’s Siyancuma Local Municipality, one nurse says parents need to know more about the human papillomavirus (HPV).
The next wave of prevention: Ring-fencing HIV
A range of new products, including vaginal rings and antiretroviral (ARV) injections, may soon be on offer to prevent HIV.
New barometer reveals the haves and the have nots
Life is hardest for people living in the Eastern Cape’s Alfred Nzo district, where fewer than six out of 100 households have inside taps.
Report: South African Health Review 2013-14
Released annually by the Health Systems Trust, the South African Health Review is comprised of 17 chapters on topical health issues.
Report: District Health Barometer 2013-14
Released annually by the Health Systems Trust, the District Health Barometer compiles information from the District Health Information System, the electronic tuberculosis (TB) register and the National Treasury
Massive HIV vaccine trial possible in SA soon
The only HIV vaccine in the world that worked slightly in Thailand also seems to work on South Africans.
Tapeworms not just a rural problem
As the South African Department of Basic Education prepares to launch a national deworming campaign, a Tshwane family is proof the problem of parasitic worms is not just a rural one.
Free drugs keep Tshwane nyaope users hooked
Some Tshwane drug dealers are allegedly giving nyaope away free to keep users hooked, say two young men from outside Hammanskraal who say they are ready to get clean.
“My ignorance cost me my baby’s life”
When Phindile Mashaba was diagnosed with HIV she could not believe it. She says that disbelief killed her daughter.
Policy: National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan 2013-2020
This 62-page documents is the country's first officially endorsed national mental health policy.
Better data unearths more TB cases than previously thought
Better data has revealed more than half a million more tuberculosis (TB) cases than previously thought, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report released yesterday (22 October).