Health

Gardening project helps patients recover from mental illness

The Spring Foundation at Lentegeur Hospital has several projects to rehabilitate patients

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News | 11 January 2023

New medicines for drug-resistant TB will save lives. But will they be affordable where they are most needed?

Study, published today in New England Journal Medicine, shows that a new regimen is safer and more effective than the current standard of care.

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News | 22 December 2022

Tembisa Hospital CEO and senior officials must face disciplinary action, tribunal rules

Shonisani Lethole died after he had not been fed for days

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Law | 15 December 2022

Mothers speak out about traumatic births at hospitals

Social movement raises awareness about obstetric violence

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News | 9 December 2022

Man dies during eight-hour wait for an ambulance

Only one ambulance for hundreds of villages in Matatiele

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News | 8 December 2022

Student organisation SHAWCO bounces back to celebrate 80th birthday

The welfare organisation aims to be operating at 100% capacity by the end of 2023

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News | 7 December 2022

Injections against HIV could be manufactured locally and cheaply, says Aspen Pharmacare

Cabotegravir is still unaffordable after two years

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News | 1 December 2022

Good news: HIV medicine prices have decreased dramatically!

Experts commend the Department of Health’s efforts to secure lower prices in new contract

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News | 16 November 2022