Scale up Mpox response, health groups urge

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Health activists and organisations are urging an intensified response to the Mpox outbreak in Africa, where the virus has infected thousands and caused hundreds ...

Popular Mobile Clinic brings health to communities in Zambia

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SP Health Department nurse Mable Tubaaka conducts educational sessions on women’s health, Luangeni Constituency, Eastern Province, Zambia, 10 June. Prompted by the ...

Another opportunity to address deep-seated inequality

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President Cyril Ramaphosa signs the National Health Insurance Bill into law in Pretoria. Ramaphosa, correctly, has identified the core problem we need to overcome: ...

NHI resistance driven by anti-working class agendas

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President Cyril Ramaphosa signing the NHI into law at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Wednesday. Right-wing parties advocating against labour interests and hard-won ...

Why I support the NHI

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill which directs the transformation of the South Africa’s health care system ...

Gaza’s health workers and patients face unprecedented mental health crisis

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Devastation in Gaza. MSF reports a severe mental health crisis among health workers and patients in Gaza, caused by relentless Israeli attacks and destruction of ...

One year of war: Sudan faces dengue concerns

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Sudanese refugee camp in Chad, May 16, 2023. Public health concerns in war-torn Sudan continue to escalate with the destruction of health infrastructure, widespread ...

Cholera still poses risks in Zambia despite decrease in cases

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Picture: Hanay, CC BY-SA 4. 0 , via Wikimedia Commons Women drawing water from a well in Zambia. A deadly cholera outbreak in Zambia continues to endanger lives ...

Concerns grow over global cholera trends

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Picture: Médecins Sans Frontières / File – A Zimbabwean child is treated for cholera. The number of cholera cases worldwide continues to grow, with countries in ...

'Brain drain’: Capitalism fails healthcare in SA – NHI is the solution

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Picture: HAITU / X (formerly Twitter) / Taken on March 28, 2023 Healthcare workers march to the office of the Gauteng Premier, demanding permanent employment and ...

NHI a step in the right direction to address inequality

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Picture: ANA file – Long queues are a common sight outside South Africa's public hospitals. The ANC cannot afford to alienate its chief ally, Cosatu. Nor can it ...

WHO resolution calls for unimpeded flow of aid into Gaza

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Picture: Giuseppe Cacace / AFP / Taken on October 19, 2023 – Humanitarian aid provided by the United Nations is loaded onto a United Arab Emirates Air Force aircraft ...

SA makes progress in fight against HIV/Aids

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Picture: Doctor Ngcobo / African News Agency / Taken November 30, 2023 – South Africans join the world in commemorating World AIDS Day, which is marked on December ...

Pandemic Treaty continues to negate principles of equity and justice

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Picture: via Peoples Dispatch – The 5th meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) of the WHO. Pandemic Treaty talks face hurdles as equity concerns, ...

The Junk Push: ultra-processed food industry gains ground in India

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Picture: Abhisek Sarda/Flickr – A recent report details how aggressive marketing strategies are influencing Indians to consume more ultra-processed food (UPF), colloquially ...

SA needs comprehensive psychosocial support services

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Picture: Ayanda Ndamane/African News Agency (ANA) - The world is marking Mental Health Awareness Month during October. By Ratidzo C. MakombeMental health has become ...

Women demand access to abortion via strong public health systems

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Picture: Aktiv – Protesters holding placard reading “What’s the cost of reproductive rights?” during March 8 rally (International Women’s Day), Zagreb, Croatia. ...

Vaping’s deceptive allure

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Picture: Nhlanhla Phillips/African News Agency (ANA) - Vaping has morphed into a peer pressure mechanism, coercing young individuals into adopting the habit to fit ...

National Health Insurance Bill: Pros and cons

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By Larisse PrinsenLast month, the South African National Assembly passed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. From there, the Bill will be sent to the National ...