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Why climate change is the biggest threat to health this century

WebNovember 8, 2023. Climate change affects us all — and we need to build systems that help us be more resilient to the consequences of changing weather patterns. (Envato …

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Why climate change makes pollution and lung diseases worse

WebDirty air makes it hard to breathe. Add hotter days or extreme cold into the mix and it will become harder still, especially for people who already have lung problems. …

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Looking back to look ahead: Here’s what SA’s former health …

WebMalegapuru Makgoba, South Africa’s former health ombud, has seen the country’s health system grow, change and sometimes falter under six health ministers …

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Does your party take health seriously

WebFrom NHI to climate change, corruption and social grants to gender-based violence, Bhekisisa is rolling out a handy online tool to help you scrutinise parties’ …

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There is no planet B: How HIV can teach us to deal with the …

WebClimate change is to public health today what Aids was 30 years ago, experts say — and it could put a spanner in the works for ending Aids as a public health …

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What HIV does to your brain — and how ARVs halt that

WebOctober 16, 2023. HIV can cause swelling in the brain, but ARVs can halt that. (Ed Harris) Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) have not just saved millions of people in South Africa from …

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Health Beat #18 3 decades and 6 ministers: How is SA’s …

WebFrom struggles and scandals to feats and forward thinking — South Africa’s health system has seen it all over the past 30 years. In this month’s Health Beat, we ask …

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If the price is right: The anti-HIV jab could be in clinics by August

WebSouth Africa’s medicines regulator will announce a decision on the approval of a two-monthly HIV prevention jab within days. If the shot is approved, the health …

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What is Bhekisisa

WebThe Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism is an independent media organisation that specialises in narrative, solutions journalism focusing on health and social justice issues …

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Suspicion, stigma and systems: Africa’s healthcare story

WebIn today’s newsletter Linda Pretorius breaks down how healthcare has changed in Africa in 60 years. Sign up.. Towards the end of last year, Bhekisisa received …

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Floods, food and families: Why climate change makes eating well …

WebThat’s why the DG Murray Trust’s CEO, David Harrison, argued that “adequate nutrition must be a priority on the agenda for every political party,” in a …

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Q&A: Six things you should know about the Sisonke COVID jab …

WebIn early March, about two weeks after South Africa’s Sisonke COVID vaccine trial started, Bhekisisa published an interactive map with the 18 sites where health …

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Wake up: Sleeplessness is a public health crisis

WebWake up: Sleeplessness is a public health crisis. Linda Pretorius. –. March 15, 2024. Researchers from Ezintsha are looking at how they can make sleep disorders …

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A huff and a puff: Could nicotine pouches put an end to smoking

WebInfiltrating scientific spaces is nothing new for the tobacco industry as it knowingly hid the truth about the dangers of smoking for decades, using PR spin to …

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These doctors want to work in SA’s rural hospitals. But there’s no

WebSouth Africa has eight doctors for every 10 000 people in the country, 2019 World Health Organisation data shows.Although this figure is higher than in most other …

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Will South Africa maintain its role as top funder of health research

WebBy Kanya Ndaki and Sibusiso Hlatjwako. –. March 18, 2020. (Sarah Pflug, Burst) South Africa continues to make the list of top funders globally of research and …

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WebStep 2: Turn on your location permission. Step 3: Click on this link. Step 4: You should now see a map of your surroundings dotted with little red, green, and blue …

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Why hospital security guards can’t keep doctors and nurses safe …

WebBy Zano Kunene. –. August 1, 2023. When things get heated at hospitals or clinics, security guards often need to step in. But they’re not always trained to handle situations the right …

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A budgetary tussle: Why the health department can’t employ …

WebThe medical negligence claims of close to R900-million paid out in only one South African province in a recent financial year would have been enough to employ the …

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