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Child mortality shock

By The New Age Some 879 children under the age of five died in KZN hospitals in the first three months of this year. Statistics released by the department of health in the legislature yesterday showed that between January and March, Prince Mshiyeni Hospital in Umlazi had 57 infant mortalities, the highest in the province.
Continue reading | 17 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, mortality, pmtct, the new age

Nurses must help reduce infant mortality rates

By The New Age The MEC for health, Sibongiseni Dhlomo says nurses have a pivotal role in ensuring that the maternal mortality ratio in KZN is reduced. Dlomo also said that South Africa had actually deteriorated in terms of reducing maternal mortality.
Continue reading | 14 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, mortality, the new age

Minister checks on preperations for NHI rollout

By The New Age Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has completed a three-day visit to the National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot project in Pixley ka-Seme district, where he met stakeholders and checked preparations for the rollout of NHI in the area. He was accompanied by health MEC Mxolisi Sokatsha.
Continue reading | 14 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: aaron motsoaledi, healthcare, nhi, the new age

Step forward as new TB unit is unveiled

By The New Age The fight against tuberculosis in the province has been taken a step forward with the opening of a newly refurbished tuberculosis unit by acting premier Griezelda Cjiekella, at West End Hospital, in Kimberley.
Continue reading | 14 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, tb, the new age

Koyo battles cancer pain

By SUNDAY SUN Things keep getting worse for 3Sum member Koyo Bala. Now, the colourful gay singer-turned stylist has just found out that he has a serious medical problem. Last year, Koyo disclosed that he is HIV-positive. He lost his mum to a stroke a few months later.
Continue reading | 13 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, msm, sunday sun

Millennium Development Goals - Africa’s report card

By The Times In the year 2000, leaders of 189 nations signed the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations, pledging to free their people from poverty, illiteracy and ill-health. This commitment gave rise to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the target date for which is 2015:
Continue reading | 11 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, mdgs, policy, the times

Tech to tackle HIV

By The Citizen Tomorrow is International Nurses Day and hardworking nurses in South Africa are not celebrated enough. Those who work in the public health sector in particular are over-worked and underpaid.
Continue reading | 11 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: hct, healthcare, the citizen

Brown Dash is dead!

By DAILY SUN The death of kwaito star Brown Dash has brought the music industry to a standstill... Yesterday evening, condolences from fellow musicians and friends of the star poured in on social networks just hours after the sad news was spread that Dash had died
Continue reading | 10 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: daily sun, disclosure, healthcare, hiv awareness

Local Aids council to be launched

By The New Age The Mangaung Metro will tomorrow hold a summit to form the Mangaung local Aids council. Mayor Thabo Manyoni will meet with all stakeholders to get their input regarding the formation of the council.
Continue reading | 3 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: healthcare, hiv prevention, the new age

Health Department to spend five times more on research

By The Star: Business Report The Health Department will spend 2 percent of the national health budget to fund research within the next three years.
Continue reading | 2 May 2012 | 0 Comments | Tags: doh, funding, healthcare, research, the star