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OUR HEALTH. OurHealth is a project that trains and supports local activists and aspiring health journalists. Our citizen journalists (CJs) live in rural and poorly-covered areas in South Africa, and report on health issues affecting their communities. Sandile Mbili. /// News, Our Health.
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Health-e News. October 7, 2024. TB in South Africa: delays in seeking care and the role of traditional healers. Health, News. Traditional healers are trusted healthcare providers in many communities, and recent efforts have focused on integrating them into formal healthcare systems.
Navigating the healthcare system: challenges for cancer patients in ...
Sep 18, 2024 · For cancer patients, these challenges are critical. The South African National Cancer Registry (NCR) from 2022 estimated that one in eight women and one in six men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. The burden of cancer is growing, with an estimated 100 000 new cases diagnosed annually. Despite this, access to timely and effective ...
E-waste: A toxic threat but why don’t South Africans recycle?
Sep 30, 2021 · There's a burning issue affecting the entire planet: e-waste, a hazardous electronic waste which is increasing rapidly in the world and especially in South Africa. Yet, according to research, many South Africans don't recycle their e-waste and a lack of knowledge is the main barrier. The rapid growth of e-waste, which often has devastating effects on one's health, is a huge concern for South ...
Contraception in SA: What you need to know - Health-e News
Sep 27, 2021 · SA and contraception access. The contraceptive prevalence rate among all South African women of reproductive age (15–49 years), who use a modern contraceptive method, is 64.6%, according to research published by BMC in 2019. Although this percentage is relatively high, it overshadows the problem of quality contraceptive service delivery ...
HIV prevention injection: What you need to know about SA's …
Jan 31, 2022 · The HIV injection is a combination of two medications, cabotegravir, and rilpivirine. Cabotegravir targets a protein in HIV called integrase which is essential for viral replication. It also stops the virus from inserting itself into the DNA of human cells. Trial participants given Apretude had up to 90% lower risk of contracting HIV than those ...
Fewer people living with HIV in South Africa, but new infections …
Jul 29, 2024 · Results from South Africa’s latest HIV prevalence survey shows some good news. There’s been a decrease in new HIV infections from 249 000 in 2017 to 232 400 in 2022. The number of people living with HIV has gone down from 7.9 million in 2017 to 7.8 million in 2022.
SA launches first virtual angioedema centre in Africa
Feb 17, 2023 · Angioedema is sudden swelling often triggered by an allergic reaction.Hereditary Angioedema is a genetic disorder that causes recurrent, painful episodes where the skin or mucous membranes swell. This causes swelling of various body parts, including the hands, feet, face, gastrointestinal tract, throat, and genitals.
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The Presidential Health Compact will be ‘meaningless’ without buy-in from all of society. Health, News. The health compact is intended to unite various sectors of society in addressing South Africa's health challenges, but the lack of consensus highlights the ongoing divisions over the best approach to achieving universal health coverage.
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December 30, 2021. HIV/AIDS activist: ‘Let’s focus on adolescent girls, young women’. Health. Adolescent girls and young women have a higher chance of being affected by HIV/AIDS and if not prioritised, the goal of eradicating HIV by 2030, will remain nothing but a fantasy. So says Kenyan-based activist, Irene Ogeta.