Nelson Mandela has pneumonia but is breathing without difficulty after treatment say his doctors
Source: Mail Online UK
Johannesburg :: South Africa | updated 2013-03-30 20:33:07 -0700 | health-news
Nelson Mandela is breathing without difficulty' after undergoing a procedure to clear fluid in his lung area which was caused by pneumonia, a South African presidential spokesman said today. The 94-year-old former president and anti-apartheid leader suffered a recurrence of...
Free State patients left hungry
Source: News 24
Welkom :: South Africa | updated 2013-04-11 01:11:50 -0700 | health-news
Patients at some Free State hospitals have been going hungry after companies stopped supplying food because authorities owed them millions of rands. Several suppliers to the Thusanong hospital in Odendaalsrus stopped supplying mainly food as they had not been paid...
UN urges more funds for HIV drugs
Source: BBC
Cape Town :: South Africa | updated 2011-08-05 19:57:09 -0700 | political-news
The UN Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAids) has called for increased funding for the early treatment of people with HIV. The head of the agency, Michael Sidibe, said a new study showed it could reduce the risk of HIV transmission by...
South Africa: March Will Not Disrupt Essential Healthcare Services
Source: Africa Headlines
Pretoria :: South Africa | updated 2011-08-14 00:22:36 -0700 | technology-news
March Will Not Disrupt Essential Healthcare Services 13 June 2011 Pretoria The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has reassured the public that no essential healthcare services will be disrupted on Wednesday when healthcare workers march to demand improved security at...
Gel Cuts Herpes Risk in Women, Study Finds
Source: The New York Times
Vienna :: Austria | updated 2011-12-21 11:44:39 -0800 | technology-news
Joao Silva/The New York Times Volunteers in a study on slashing the risk of HIV infection learned of the tests' results last year...This could be incredibly helpful, said Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a herpes expert from the University of Washington's medical...
Nigeria: One Dies, 20 Hospitalised of Water-Borne Disease
Source: Africa Headlines
Cape Town :: South Africa | updated 2011-10-27 16:02:21 -0700 | political-news
One Dies, 20 Hospitalised of Water-Borne Disease 25 August 2011 Osogbo AT least, one person has died and no fewer than 20 people in Osun State have been hospitalized in different hospitals following outbreak of water-borne related diseases in the...
South Africa: Eastern Cape Health Department to Freeze Salaries
Source: Africa Headlines
Cape Town :: South Africa | updated 2011-11-06 21:50:01 -0800 | political-news
Eastern Cape Health Department to Freeze Salaries Thando Cezula 6 September 2011 East London The Eastern Cape Health Department will be freezing the salaries of several staff members as part of its investigations into large-scale fraud, corruption and maladministration.
South Africa: Department Receives Generator From Christ Embassy Church
Source: Africa Headlines
Cape Town :: South Africa | updated 2012-01-04 02:03:16 -0800 | political-news
Department Receives Generator From Christ Embassy Church 2 November 2011 press release This morning, Gauteng MEC for Health and Social Development Ntombi Mekgwe, accepted the donation of a generator at Christ Hani Baragwanath hospital.
Nelson Mandela Taken To Hospital
Source: Sky News
Johannesburg :: South Africa | updated 2013-03-28 12:18:39 -0700 | health-news
The former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, has been taken back to hospital suffering from a lung infection. President Jacob Zuma confirmed that the 94-year-old was taken to hospital just before midnight on Wednesday "due to the recurrence of...
South Africa: NHI Submissions Period Extended
Source: Africa Headlines
Cape Town :: South Africa | updated 2011-11-23 10:47:21 -0800 | political-news
NHI Submissions Period Extended 22 September 2011 Pretoria The Department of Health has extended the period for submissions on the National Health Insurance (NHI) policy document to end of December. The Green Paper, which was released in August by Health...
East Africa: One Man's Battle With Kidney Failure
Source: Africa Headlines
Cape Town :: South Africa | updated 2012-01-01 07:48:01 -0800 | technology-news
One Man's Battle With Kidney Failure 30 October 2011 Share: Five years ago, video producer Peter Mikia, 46, was diagnosed with kidney failure. He'd seen a doctor after experiencing fatigue, loss of breath, excessive sweating, panting and swollen feet on...
South Africa: Lack of Water Access Undermining Rural Development
Source: Africa Headlines
Cape Town :: South Africa | updated 2011-08-08 18:29:52 -0700 | technology-news
This was confirmed by Rural Development and Land Reform Minister, Gugile Nkwinti, while tabling his Budget Vote in Parliament on Tuesday.
South Africa: Prevention Revolution
Source: Africa Headlines
Cape Town :: South Africa | updated 2011-12-11 17:23:33 -0800 | disasters-news
Prevention Revolution Anso Thom 11 October 2011 The world is at the "hot edge" of developing groundbreaking HIV prevention interventions and on many fronts South Africa is in the thick of things, according to a leading clinical researcher. "We are...
South Africa: Rabies Month
Source: Africa Headlines
Cape Town :: South Africa | updated 2011-11-08 14:53:42 -0800 | political-news
Globally, 28 September has been declared as World Rabies Day, with the mission to raise awareness about the impact of human and animal rabies and the relative ease of its prevention. Despite rabies being preventable in humans through prompt medical...
Kenya: KTDA And Saccos in Row Over Loans
Source: Africa Headlines
Cape Town :: South Africa | updated 2011-10-17 12:43:41 -0700 | political-news
And Saccos in Row Over Loans Mwaniki Wahome 15 August 2011 A storm is brewing in the tea sector, pitting Kenya Tea Development Agency against tea savings and credit societies. Greenland Fedha Ltd, that has introduced a loan scheme through...
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