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Vital medicines rotated at clinics
The health and social development department has admitted that some clinics in the province lacked vital medicines. Department spokesperson Phuti Seloba said the department had to rotate medicine stock due to problems with medicine tender distribution processes at the national level.Health Department to spend five times more on research
The Health Department will spend 2 percent of the national health budget to fund research within the next three years.IN THE NEWS: TB, HIV patients resume treatment at Du Noon clinic
Du Noon resident John Louw, 36, who suffers from tuberculosis, is one of hundreds of patients who have not been able to take his medication for three weeks, following the complete closure of the Du Noon clinic on March 15.IN THE NEWS: Fewer newborns getting HIV now
The HIV-infection rate among newborn babies tested in Gauteng has fallen by more than half. Provincial officials said at the weekend this was achieved by getting pregnant women to attend classes so complications could be spotted early and treated.IN THE NEWS: SA ‘winning war’ against HIV in babies
The rate of HIV infection in new born babies has fallen by more than half in Gauteng, the provincial department of health said yesterday. "The Gauteng department of health has reduced the number of infection in babies by more than half, from 11.6% to 2.3% through implementation of health services for pregnant women,"IN THE NEWS: KZN child deaths from diarrhoea or HIV-related illness enrage committee
The KwaZulu Natal department of health has been slammed for failing to prevent the deaths of 5595 children in the province last year. The children, all under the age of five, died while being cared for by doctors and nurses in state clinics and hospitals.IN THE NEWS: Premier has a healthy new plan
GAUTENG's Health and Social Development Department is to be split into two entities, Premier Nomvula Mokonyane said yesterday.TAC faces closure due to cash-flow woes
According to today’s (Thursday’s) news reports, the legendary Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) might be forced to close its doors come the New Year because of cash-flow problems.
The organisation says that maladministration of Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria money by the Department of Health is the root of the problem.
Come out swinging: Following through can drive change
In some ways investigative journalism is like a good tennis swing. A good swing requires follow through to make sure that the ball achieves the desired momentum.
Investigative journalism also requires follow through. Researching, writing and publishing the story are but one part of the job. But making the effort to follow the story through to its conclusion and allowing the story to build momentum can drive change.
The Times showed off its investigative journalism swing by publishing an up date on the forced HIV testing story which broke (for the second time) two weeks ago. And while the piece is small, it’s potential to help settle the issue should not be underestimated.
DA puts the DoH to the ‘test’
Going for an HIV test is daunting at the best of times without the added worry that the result might be a false negative. The Citizen and The Star newspapers have reported that a number of people tested for HIV at a Hillbrow clinic were told they had tested negative when they did in fact have HIV. The Health Department’s scant explanation of the event should have set alarm bells ringing and sent journalists and other interested parties in search of alternative explanations for this lapse.Page 1 of 1 pages
