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Motherhood woes during Covid-19

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Giving birth is a life-changing process and giving birth during an unprecedented global health pandemic is even more so. Speaking to Health-e News, new mothers share their experiences with the health system during lockdown.

Marcia Moyana
May 25, 2020

Keep kids at home — if you can

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Despite the potential Covid-19 related dangers of leaving one’s home to go shopping, many parents bring their children along because they have no other choice.

SandileMbili
May 22, 2020

North West traditional healers demand protective wear

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Besides needing more protective equipment and resources such as sanitiser, traditional healers in the North West believe that their trade isn’t taken seriously by the government, and that they’re ‘left out’.

Nthusang Lefafa
May 21, 2020

Cuban doctors on call in the North West

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After observing a strict two-week quarantine, the Cuban cohort of doctors and medical health professionals are ready for deployment across the province.

Nthusang Lefafa
May 20, 2020

African pandemic solutions require integrated approach

Health

By looking at some of the lessons learnt from the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa, the way to effectively tackle Covid-19 becomes clearer, writes Webster Mavhu.

healthe
May 19, 2020

Virus is here to stay: Citizen responsibility to reduce transmission of Covid-19 

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People world over need to change their lifestyles and adapt their behaviour to live in a very different world compared to before the Covid-19 outbreak, experts agree. Writes Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla.

healthe
May 19, 2020

More than six million new TB cases worldwide by 2025 warns report

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Whilst global and national attention is focussed on one respiratory illness – Covid-19 – tuberculosis (TB) treatment and testing is falling to the wayside. Some health professionals say that TB testing needs to be linked to Covid-19 testing to remedy this.

jamesthabo
May 18, 2020

Bethlehem’s first Covid-19 case a ‘wake-up call’

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A police woman from Bethlehem has tested positive for Covid-19, and community members have been advised to ramp up their sanitising practices and continue to follow lockdown regulations.

Bontle Motsoeneng
May 15, 2020

Protect your mind during lockdown

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The Covid-19 pandemic has affected all spheres of life – mental health and wellness included.

elna-schutz
May 15, 2020

Gauteng lowers Covid-19 risk with sanitiser rollout

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With shared ablution facilities and no running water, Marikana and Nkandla informal settlements in Gauteng pose a high risk of Covid-19 infection, says Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Agriculture and Environment.

PreciousMashiane
May 15, 2020

#CoronavirusSA: Traditional medicine vs science 

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Despite creating vigorous debate, could traditional medicine be the key to finding a coronavirus cure? Writes Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla.

healthe
May 14, 2020

Frontline health workers ‘carry the Covid-19 burden’

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A Mahikeng doctor tests positive for Covid-19, as Health Minister Zweli Mkhize states that the number of healthcare workers infected with Covid-19 is above 500 people.

Nthusang Lefafa
May 14, 2020

#CoronavirusSA: Maintaining menstrual hygiene with no sanitary wear

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“Since the lockdown, the priority has been to buy food, not sanitary,” says Nompumelelo Nkosi. 

healthe
May 14, 2020

#CoronavirusSA: Black plastics can be used as PPE, says Gauteng health

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The Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) says it is worried about their members working at Steve Biko Academic Hospital (SBAH) who are wearing black plastics as Covid-19 protective gear.  

jamesthabo
May 13, 2020

Tembisa Hospital ready for Covid-19

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In April, the Gauteng government announced its plans to prepare for a peak in the number of Covid-19 cases that would require hospitalisation. Health-e News speaks to Dr Relebohile Ncha, clinical manager at Tembisa Hospital’s Covid-19 Unit.

Marcia Moyana
May 12, 2020

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