If the vaginal ring becomes available for commercial use it will become one of the tools in the HIV prevention toolbox for women alongside female condoms and daily pre-exposure prophylaxis.
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Health was not the priority in South Africa’s budget this year - more pressing issues took centre stage.
People who have rheumatoid arthritis often suffer from depression as well. For poor people this is often worse because they cut off their social networks.
In a bid to improve health care in South Africa, President Jacob Zuma has made several promises in the last three years. Some have materialised faster than others.
The closure of several mines in South Africa and production cuts could have a detrimental impact on the health of miners who rely on in-house HIV and TB treatment programmes.
Internationally, the effects of a homeopathic flu remedy has been dismissed – but, in South Africa, it is still being advertised as effective.
When men deny the paternity of children, many South African women feel like they have no recourse. Making DNA tests affordable and accessible could change this.
South Africa’s plan for universal health coverage has taken another crucial step with the introduction of a new policy document aimed at delivering more equitable healthcare.
South Africa’s programmes preventing HIV transmission from mothers to children have been hugely successful. But there are still gaps that need to be filled.
Women who were found to have lied in a clinical trial testing anti-HIV drugs were heavily criticised. But there are several factors that drove them to lie.
Although men make up two-thirds of HIV-related deaths, there are not enough services geared towards helping them.
While the global health community has made mental healthcare a priority, South Africa is not following suite. The impact is felt most acutely by poor people suffering from mental health disorders.
With one can of cool drink containing six teaspoons of sugar – your recommended sugar intake for the day – there is a need to reduce the number of sugar-sweetened beverages South Africans consume.
Africa’s pharmaceutical industry has mushroomed in the last ten years. But its ability to keep pace with demand is being held back by a number of factors, including a shortage of specialists.
Drones could provide an essential cargo-carrying service in rural areas where there are fewer clinics, less healthcare workers and limited transport services.
The government has put a lot of effort into making health care in South Africa more accessible, but the quality of the service still lags behind.
Healthcare that everyone can access is an important step in bridging the inequality in a country. In reality though, its hard to implement properly.
To address corruption in the South African health sector, a combination of political will with an effective government, citizen involvement and advocacy is needed.
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Professor of Public Health and DST/NRF Research Chair., University of the Witwatersrand
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Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of the Western Cape
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Senior Researcher, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science, PRICELESS SA, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wits School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Distinguished Professor, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University
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Professor, School of Public Health, University of Gothenburg Sweden, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior researcher in health policy and systems and part-time lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Scholar, School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand
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Student area of expertise unplanned pregnancy and father absence, University of the Witwatersrand
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Deputy director of the Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Chief Specialist Scientist in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Specialist Scientist Researcher, South African Medical Research Council
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Associate professor, University of Johannesburg