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Turning tide against TB

worldTBday01_opt2.0KwaZulu-Natal declared a battleground as gloves come off in war against TB

It is official: KwaZulu-Natal is the epicentre of tuberculosis/HIV infections in South Africa, with the country as a whole having the third highest burden of TB in the world. This province’s combined TB/HIV positive rate is 78.0%.

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Forum for healthcare

Stethoscope_medium_opt2.0The North West has roped in stakeholders to map out strategies for better health provision

An integrated programme aimed at improving the health status of communities and promoting healthy living was among the issues of focus during a two-day Provincial Health Consultative Forum in the North West.

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National Health Insurance by 2012

Universal access to healthcare is a cornerstone of any constitutional democracy. The question is: How will the NHI be funded?

Newspaper headlines that scream of horrors at state hospitals strike fear in the hearts of South Africa’s poor and validate decisions made by those middle-class folk who have decided to forego luxuries in order to afford a medical aid.

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Silence on the Radio

opener_optRadio blogger dies after a five-year-long battle with HIV/Aids

On 9 June 2009, the world said goodbye to Thembi Ngubane, a 24-year-old Aids activist who lost the battle against Aids by succumbing to multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis.

In South Africa, it has been said that one in every three women her age are estimated to contract the virus.

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Coming up for air

919979_34517581_optSouth Africa aims to produce its own H1N1 flu vaccine

South Africa has no choice but to develop its own H1N1 flu vaccine, said Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi in August, citing concerns that treatment will not be available to poorer nations.

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