Health

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Ambulance workers demand safety

Emergency medical service personnel need police escorts before responding to calls

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News | 14 September 2016

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Putting the smile back on children’s faces in Bizana

Retired nurse Funeka Cele works for Operation Smile

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News | 31 August 2016

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How the Wild Coast is denied access to basic healthcare

Eastern Cape Health Department's neglect makes life difficult for this idyllic area

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Opinion | 31 August 2016

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Patients wait in line from 5am at Lusikisiki Clinic

Diabetic patient has to leave grandchildren sleeping alone

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News | 30 August 2016

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New Aids statistics offer hope

About 7 million people live with HIV, but new infections are declining

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News | 26 August 2016

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Should you be prosecuted for exposing someone to HIV?

Many have been found guilty despite lack of scientific evidence

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Feature | 11 August 2016

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Residents in Motherwell left without a clinic

RDP house claimed by its owner

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Brief | 1 August 2016

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Anger at huge price tag for life-saving medicine

Price of effective treatment for hepatitis C is over 600 times what it costs to produce

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News | 28 July 2016

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Condoms in schools: it’s a human right

If we are to curb high rates of HIV infections and pregnancy in schools, condoms must be accessible

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Opinion | 25 July 2016

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We have penises! We have vaginas!

Picket draws attention to HIV positive people living with disability

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News | 22 July 2016

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Disappointing study results show how difficult HIV prevention is

Test and treat study in Hlabisa fails to show effect

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News | 21 July 2016

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From illness to health: how I’ve thrived with HIV

Jaque Wambui was dangerously ill with extra-pulmonary tuberculosis in 2006 - here's why she hasn't been ill since

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News | 19 July 2016

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I owe my life to you, says judge

Edwin Cameron addresses scientists and activists at Durban Aids conference

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Opinion | 19 July 2016

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Phyllis Ntantala-Jordan dies at 96

Fighter for women's rights dies in US

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News | 19 July 2016

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March to Aids conference highlights that millions remain untreated

Optimistic end of epidemic predictions criticised

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News | 18 July 2016

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How sex workers are avoiding HIV infection

Once daily pill has been made available at ten clinics across the country

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News | 17 July 2016