Pretoria - The Department of Health has called on parents and caregivers to take their children for their immunisations against pneumococcal diseases during a four-month Catch-Up immunisation campaign.
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Walking away from being a successful business person in her community to start a non-governmental AIDS programme, Lorna Fisher gave away the opportunity to get very rich. But her work in the HIV field has now gained her recognition as one of the most inspirational women in South Africa.
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The UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights has released an independent statement in response to the crisis facing the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
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Alzheimer’s disease and the dementia that it causes irrevocably changes a person’s capacity to think and function. Even in the most supportive settings dementia is tough to come to grips with, for sufferers and caregivers alike. Yet, in South Africa, traditional support structures – communities, families and health services – routinely turn their back when dementia takes hold of a person’s behaviour. This is a story of the struggle and desolation that ensues. By Daneel Knoetze.
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Young people put themselves at risk of getting mouth and throat cancers by smoking dagga and the hubbly bubbly pipe. This is according to research announced recently.
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“As women we believe that pain is a natural part of life, so we try and cope on our own, and we suffer in silence,” said Lotus-FM radio personality Pauline Sangham (42) who lived with severe pain for years before she was diagnosed and treated for endometriosis—a condition whereby lesions on the ovaries and other pelvic organs cause extreme pain during a women’s menstrual cycle.
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Some companies that provide services to Gauteng’s public hospitals have been left high and dry as the Gauteng Health Department drags its feet in settling outstanding payments. So far, the Department has paid up to R600 million to service providers, a figure that the South African Medical Device Industry Association, SAMED, says is a drop in the ocean.
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Looking your best and losing weight always seems to be a priority for the new year for many South Africans. But with so many weight loss plans around, choosing the correct and healthy weight loss programme is crucial.
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