16
Sep
Older reclaimers work without toilets or running water at Free State landfill
Health-e News Older reclaimers work without toilets or running water at Free State landfill At 58, Tankiso Khamadi continues to collect recyclable waste at the Nyakallong landfill in the Free…
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15
Sep
Chicken bone turns Sunday lunch into nine-day hospital stay
Health-e News Chicken bone turns Sunday lunch into nine-day hospital stay Dorothy Khomo from Duduza township, near Springs on Gauteng’s East Rand, had just returned from church and was eating…
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15
Sep
Limpopo asbestos community gets health screening after resident’s death
Health-e News Limpopo asbestos community gets health screening after resident’s death Residents of Mafefe village in Limpopo are being screened for asbestos-related illnesses as government moves to address contamination from…
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11
Sep
Part 8 | Hungry for change: When hunger becomes a health crisis
Health-e News Part 8 | Hungry for change: When hunger becomes a health crisis Health and nutrition experts say the health consequences of South Africa’s food insecurity crisis can begin…
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09
Sep
Informal gold miners risk their health to put food on the table
Health-e News Informal gold miners risk their health to put food on the table Informal gold miners working around old mine dumps between Nyakallong and Allanridge in the Free State…
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03
Sep
When Medicine Is Not Enough: ‘Medicine alone cannot deliver sustained treatment success’
Health-e News When Medicine Is Not Enough: ‘Medicine alone cannot deliver sustained treatment success’ South Africa’s HIV response is, in many ways, a remarkable success story. Millions of people now…
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01
Sep
IN PHOTOS | What’s on your plate? Seven meals show what food insecurity looks like in South Africa
Health-e News IN PHOTOS | What’s on your plate? Seven meals show what food insecurity looks like in South Africa For some families, dinner is pap and spinach. For another,…
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03
Aug
US funding cuts threaten South Africa’s HIV response as global leaders warn of widening health system disruptions
Health-e News US funding cuts threaten South Africa’s HIV response as global leaders warn of widening health system disruptions Decades of progress in the fight against HIV are at risk…
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03
Aug
After long wait for anaesthetics, water shortages still halt dental care at North West clinic
Health-e News After long wait for anaesthetics, water shortages still halt dental care at North West clinic Patients at Itsoseng Community Health Centre in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality in North…
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29
Jul
Op-Ed: Hepatitis Is the Test of Africa’s Health Sovereignty
Health-e News Op-Ed: Hepatitis Is the Test of Africa’s Health Sovereignty This week, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) released the Operational Toolkit for the Prevention, Diagnosis…
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