Climate change threatens health
World Health Day (April 7) focuses on health threats posed by global warming.
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Ivan Toms found dead
Stunned friends have remembered Ivan Toms as a a larger than life character who had tremendous energy and huge passion for the country he loved and served.
Held hostage by disease
Your life - including work, studies and family - could be seriously disrupted if you develop drug-resistant tuberculosis. That's why it's important to complete the six month course of medication if you're diagnosed with the primary form of TB. Taking your medication will cure you, protecting yourself and others.
HIV/AIDS among major killers of mothers and babies Living with AIDS # 343
HIV/AIDS accounts for many child deaths in South Africa - about two thirds of children in public health facilities. It's also a leading cause of death among new mothers. This is according to a report published recently, called 'Every Death Counts'.
Every death counts
Every day in South Africa, 260 mothers, babies and children below the age of five die. These are signs of an ailing health system, says report.
Over 40 000 deaths could be prevented by better health services
Gaps in healthcare system causes unnecessary deaths of mothers and babies, according to the report "Every death counts".
Costs before children’s lives Living with AIDS # 341
In 2006, the United Nations' Children's Fund (UNICEF) called pneumonia 'the forgotten killer of children'. Today, one in 10 children worldwide continues to die even though childhood pneumonia can be prevented.
DoH presents dual therapy plan to Parliament
The extension of government's prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission plan is on track, says Dr Nomonde Xundu, although no deadlines have been set
‘Mandla’, the soccer doctor of Nkandla
Foreign doctor Rob Melvin believes he became a better doctor in rural KZN. He tells his story to Luke Giddy.
The case for new PMTCT Living with AIDS # 340
Over the last few weeks this feature has dwelt on the country's revised prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme. But some of us might ask: Why is the revision of the programme so significant?
Little progress in Limpopo Province
Limpopo is the poorest of all provinces with almost seven out of 10 households living on less than R800 per month. Most of the districts in this northern province fall into the two lowest (worst) socio-economic quintiles in South Africa.
Inequity increases in the Western Cape
The Western Cape has the best socio-economic development in the country with over 98 percent of people accessing piped water. However the inequity within the province has increased over the last year.
Improved TB Cure rate in Gauteng but child mortality still high
Almost all residents of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni have access to piped water, according to the District Health Barometer 2006/7.
Mpumalanga still lagging behind
Although primary health care expenditure in Mpumalanga has doubled to R189 per person over the past four years, it is still the lowest in South Africa.
Poor health care for pregnant women in Eastern Cape
Four of the 10 poorest districts in the country are in the Eastern Cape, the bottom two being the province's OR Tambo and Alfred Nzo.