Health HQ to move from ‘sick building’
The Department of Health will move its headquarters from the “sick” Civitas Building after almost a year of protest action from unions.
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Health HQ to move from ‘sick building’
The Department of Health will move its headquarters from the “sick” Civitas Building after almost a year of protest action from unions.
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SA’s HIV score: ‘A’ for meds, ‘F’ for condoms
While South Africa has increased HIV spending at district level with stellar results, access to condoms has plummeted, according to the latest District Health Barometer (DHB).
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Are workless doctors being ‘picky’?
After turning down placements at rural hospitals, hundreds of newly qualified doctors remain unemployed while the country’s rural state hospitals remain desperately understaffed because of a complex – yet fixable - situation. Health-e News’ Amy Green investigates whether these health professionals are being ‘picky’ and what possible solutions there are to this senseless situation.
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Sick building, sick health department
For the past eight months, the national Department of Health has been unable address poor conditions at its head office, Civitas, in part because of a breakdown in relations between the Minister and the Director General.
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SADMON 5: When social media doesn’t go viral
While Sadmon’s management of the Department of Health’s Twitter account is not disastrous, there is little evidence of the kind of sophisticated social media campaigns one would expect as part of a R352 million contract. The evidence also shows that the Department of Health has not done particularly well on social media when compared to other government departments.
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SADMON 4: Autopsy of the Phila campaign
The bill for July 2017 was R17-million but very little was achieved - and the Department of Health shouldered some of the blame as it often was not available to approve Phila activities.
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SADMON 3: Red Ribbon or white elephant?
Millions of condoms pile up at the Department of Health's Red Ribbon warehouse as there seems to be no budget to pay couriers.
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SADMON 2: How not to manage a govt contract
Monthly progress reports submitted by Sadmon are studded with incidences of frustration and finger pointing. While the Department of Health is clearly highly ineffectual in extracting value from this contract, Sadmon are not the innovative, mass media communication experts they profess to be.
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More work before Health Department considers Nevirapine
The South African Department of Health is "very pleased" with the results announced by researchers working on the Nevirapine Trials which showed a significant reduction in mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
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HIV/AIDS Debate: Flirting with death?
President Thabo Mbeki has never said that HIV does not cause AIDS, but he is prepared to consult all players and question all theories including "the unwavering belief that HIV is the sole cause of AIDS -- in his quest to get to grips with the disease.So said presidential spokesperson Parks Mankahlana this week in response to the controversy caused by Mbeki's contact with a group of scientists who deny HIV causes or plays any role in AIDS.
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