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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 our changing climate is bad for your health

WEBThe Earth’s changing climate, driven by human activities, will bring more floods and heatwaves more often — and it’s bad news for our physical and mental …

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What do parties’ health promises mean

WEBUniversal access to healthcare (UHC) UHC is a 2030 sustainable development goal.It gives everyone access to the same basic health services …

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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 …

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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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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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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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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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What to do about South Africa's unemployed doctors

WEBNational Health Insurance. The National Health Insurance (NHI), for which membership will be compulsory, is a funding scheme that aims to address healthcare …

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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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#SizaMap: Find a safe, legal abortion near you with this list of

WEBWhat we found. Consultations with provincial health departments revealed that 246 facilities offered abortion. A total of 236 of the 246 facilities could be reached by …

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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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Makgoba: Politics and science don't mix

WEBMakgoba: We put a lot of ideas into how the new health system should be, but it’s in the implementation of those policies that we have failed.[Take] the NHI [as an …

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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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Community health workers – could COVID finally unlock

WEBThe success of South Africa’s NHI, which, according to the NHI Bill should be implemented in full by 2026 — will depend heavily on the effectiveness of community …

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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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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 …

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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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