Many people, especially men, move frequently for work. Seasonal and part-time workers often prioritise employment over health services and may not seek necessary transfer letters for continued treatment in new locations. Read More Health-e News
Continue ReadingResidents in these informal settlements rely on nearby streams or distant townships for water, sometimes paying for access or resorting to illegal connections. Read More Health-e News
Continue ReadingThe free flowing wastewater make it difficult to even walk down the street. In some areas, the roads are so damaged that cars won’t drive there. Read More Health-e News
Continue ReadingAccording to research, people living with HIV are more likely than others to become sick with tuberculosis (TB). This is because HIV weakens the immune system, which makes it harder for the body to fight TB germs. Amanda Ndlangisa spoke to Dr Bongile Mabilane, QI Lead for Anova and Public health practitioner about what impact TB has on people living with … The post The connection …
Continue ReadingMany people who cannot afford to buy drinking water rely solely on water provided by the trucks. But there have been concerns from residents on how safe it is to drink the water from these trucks. Read More Health-e News
Continue ReadingThere is a group of people who have HIV, are not on treatment, yet the virus in their bodies is undetectable. This population is known as elite controllers. Read More Health-e News
Continue ReadingKwaZangashe in the Eastern Cape, about 40kms from the town of Dutywa, is quiet and picturesque with a population of more than 30,000 people. Shepherds herd sheep along a bumpy gravel road. A woman pushes a wheelbarrow with a 20l container of water that she got from a communal tap. Nosiphelo Jijingubo (56) is in the main house of her …
Continue ReadingPretoria, 22 July 2024 –The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is disappointed with the unfounded fallacies and misrepresentation in circulation and churned out by some media organisations without verification, in what presents as a misinformation campaign devoid of any intent to rely on… The post SAHPRA dismisses unfounded misinformation campaign deliberately misrepresenting its draft B-BBEE Policy by some …
Continue ReadingI am a professional nurse at Jericho clinic in the North West. I have been working at this clinic since April 2021 after leaving Unit 9 clinic in Ngaka Modiri, also in the North West. I left Unit 9 in March 2021 because of challenges that included consistent shortages of medication like ARVs, TB drugs and psychiatric drugs. Little did …
Continue ReadingHigh risk exposure to mpox includes intimate or close contact including direct skin-to-skin. Read More Health-e News
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