Health-e (Cape Town)

Website: http://www.health-e.org.za/


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October 4

  • South Africa: Tik Time Bomb

    Each year around a thousand young women addicted to crystal methamphetamine, or tik, give birth to so-called tik babies in Cape Town. Read more »

  • South Africa: Gauteng Head of Health to Jump Ship?

    The head of the ailing Gauteng Health Department, Dr Nomonde Xundu, is reported to have requested that she be relieved of her duties. Her move is seen as an admission of her... Read more »

  • South Africa: De Lille Admits Janitor Services Stink

    Mayor Patricia de Lille has admitted that the City's janitorial services in informal services needed to be jacked up and her office has taken over the monitoring of this service. Read more »



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September 21

  • South Africa: Matsoso Wants to Contract PVT GPS

    Health Director-General Precious Matsoso has launched a strong appeal to the private health sector to come up with good "contracting models" whereby the state could as an example... Read more »

  • South Africa: Young and Old Require End-of-Life Care

    "Doctor, am I going to die?" It is a question no doctor enjoys answering, especially when is involves an 11-year old. Yet, this is something Dr Lindsay Farrant and her colleagues... Read more »



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September 12

  • South Africa: Nicotine Harms Sperm

    Men considering fatherhood should steer away from nicotine - and not only in cigarettes, but nicotine-replacement products, such as gum or patches should also be avoided. Read more »

  • South Africa: Teenage Pregnancy - Girls Exchange Sex for Love

    Most teenage girls in South Africa start having sex to prove their love to their boyfriends. This is according to new research presented by Neloufar Khan from the Department of... Read more »

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