Ambulances scarce in rural Eastern Cape
When emergencies happen, rural communities outside Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape say there is no one to call – and with disastrous results.
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Poor care, ambulance shortage blamed for toddler’s death
Yolisa Ngeseki alleges poor care and a shortage of ambulance led to the death of her 3-year-old girl after she contracted Hepatitis B.
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Local research finds traditional medicine use prevalent among pregnant women
With high levels of traditional medicine use among pregnant women at Bertha Gxowa Hospital outside Johannesburg, traditional medicine should always be a topic of discussion between health workers and patients, says one doctor.
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HIV patients miss out on crucial test
One test may mean the difference between life and death for people with HIV on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, but the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) says many patients are not getting viral load testing.
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Treatment Action Campaign pickets Mpumalanga Clinic
To mark World AIDS Day, the Treatment Action Campaign’s (TAC) Mpumalanga branch picketed outside a local clinic as the AIDS lobby continues to complain about poor service delivery.
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HIV activists reflect on 10 years of treatment
As government officials took to podiums nationwide to deliver World AIDS Day speeches, HIV activists held a much quieter gathering in Johannesburg to reflect on 10 years of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment.
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Your rights as an employee living with HIV
While awareness of HIV has increased dramatically since the first World AIDS Day event 26 years ago, discrimination against those who disclose their HIV status is still rife in the workplace.
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In the valley of death: Life without ARVs
As South Africa celebrates 10 years of free HIV treatment, Health-e News Managing Editor Kerry Cullinan reflects on what life was like before antiretrovirals (ARVs).
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TAC to boycott official World AIDS Day proceedings
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) will boycott official World AIDS Day proceedings for the second consecutive year as the group alleges that the millions of rands used to host this year’s event in the Free State would be better spent strengthening the health system.
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Cancer likely to increase as people with HIV live longer
People with HIV are at higher risk of developing cancer and with more than six million people living with HIV in the country, South Africa faces the threat of an HIV-related cancer epidemic.
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Limpopo concerned about pharmacist shortage
Limpopo’s Department of Health and Social Development is urging students to study pharmacy to address the shortage of professionals hard felt by rural communities.
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Professional bodies silent on Project Coast horrors – researcher
The medical fraternity has taken an albeit belated stand against apartheid's chemical and biological warfare programme with the Health Professional Council of South Africa's (HPCSA) ongoing sentencing of Wouter Basson. Other professional bodies have remained silent.
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Between cancer and cure: Two kilometres and a salary
Two breast cancer survivors are separated by less than two kilometres, but the gap in their access to treatment may be much wider.
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Northern Cape town celebrates World Food Day
Recently, the residents of Bongani outside the Northern Cape town of Douglas celebrated World Food Day to learn about how to eat better for cheaper.
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ER visit restores hernia patient’s faith in system
A recent trip to the Dr. George Mukhari Hospital emergency room has restored Kamogelo Dira’s* faith in the public health system.
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