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Africa’s vaccine plan must address hesitancy

Why access to COVID-19 vaccines for Africa is a matter of global security

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The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, along with a group of former African leaders, are calling on wealthier nations to help reduce COVID-19 vaccine inequality.

healthe
April 8, 2021

Prof Abdool Karim praises ‘new standard of transparency’ in vaccine acquisition

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As he steps down from the country’s national COVID-19 advisory committee, Professor Abdool Karim says government has set a ‘new standard of transparency’ in its communication over the vaccine acquisition process. Karim also dismissed rumours that he was leaving the committee over professional differences.

Max Matavire
April 7, 2021

Battling COVID-19 and breast cancer at the same time – How did she do it?

Health, News, Women's Health

This Limpopo woman was fighting breast cancer when she was diagnosed with COVID-19. Ntsako Manganyi’s treatment was already disrupted by the pandemic’s restrictions.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
April 7, 2021

Improved maternal health in Limpopo a sign of success, but budget cuts loom

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Limpopo public health facilities have seen an improvement in maternal health, but budget cuts may weaken the health system’s gains.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
April 6, 2021

Young girls need more than sanitary products, survey reveals

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The ♯HelpHetta Project seeks to address the needs of girls and young women beyond sanitary pads and hygiene products after lockdown restrictions revealed overlooked disparities.

Marcia Moyana
April 5, 2021

Why getting a healthy night’s sleep is not as easy as dozing off

Health

Sleep is essential for a human being's functioning yet many struggle to get enough healthy sleep. Health-e News spoke to sleep experts and people who struggle with sleep to get a better understanding of how this essential need works - or doesn't.

Sasha Star
April 1, 2021

International Day for Older Persons During Covid-19

Limpopo grannies struggle with the isolation life under the Covid-19 lockdown

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In lockdown for over a year, Limpopo grannies have not been able to gather for regular exercises, access healthy meals nor medical check-ups, showing the isolating effects of the pandemic on the elderly.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
April 1, 2021

Opinion: Community media left behind in the fight against the COVID-19 infodemic

Health

Reporting on COVID-19 presents significant hurdles for community media who could be a key resource in fighting mis- and disinformation, argues advocacy group the African Alliance.

healthe
March 31, 2021

‘Losing her to TB was the most painful thing I ever went through as a parent,’- a mother shares her story

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A mother shares the story of how she adopted an HIV-positive teenager to give her a better life, and the pain of losing the child to tuberculosis (TB).

NdivhuwoMukwevho
March 31, 2021

Child abuse: Children demand protection against violence

‘Is being a child a crime?’—Children plea for safety in a violent society

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South African children have expressed their fear of growing up in a country with high rates of violence. Some are demanding action from the adults tasked with keeping them safe.

Marcia Moyana
March 29, 2021

South Africa won’t achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 this year, says committee chair

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South Africa will not vaccinate 67% of the population by the end of 2021, the national target needed to achieve herd immunity. Health-e News journalist Max Matavire spoke to the chairperson of the country’s COVID-19 advisory committee.

Max Matavire
March 26, 2021

The fight against COVID-9 has taken resources from other diseases like TB

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The fight against COVID-19 has seen massive resources being shifted from other diseases, including for tuberculosis (TB), resulting in the scaling down health programmes.

Max Matavire
March 25, 2021

#WorldTBDay: ‘I never thought that a person like me at such a young age could be diagnosed with TB’

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Childhood and adolescent tuberculosis (TB) is common and often more difficult to diagnose and treat. Health-e News spoke to two TB survivors who had the disease while they were just 14 and 18 and about the special challenges having TB as a teen.

NdivhuwoMukwevho and NdivhuwoMukwevho
March 24, 2021

‘Why do we have a COVID-19 vaccine before a TB vaccine?’ and other tough questions on #WorldTBDay

Health, News

This World TB Day, international expert José Luis Castro answers the six tough questions about TB. Health-e News editor Amy Green asked what the real impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis (TB) has been, why TB doesn’t have a vaccine for half a century, and why TB funding pales in comparison to funding for COVID-19.

Amy Green
March 24, 2021

OP-ED on #COVID-19: Community journalists are crucial to informing the public

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The African Alliance writes that community journalism projects, of which Health-e's OurHealth citizen journalism programme is one example, are critical to accurate and responsible reporting on serious issues of national and local importance like COVID-19.

healthe and healthe
March 23, 2021

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