Africa: WomenLift Health Appoints Akhona Tshangela as Southern Africa Region Director
[WomenLift Health] The Southern African Regional Hub will serve Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, the Kingdom of Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 22, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Women and Gender Source Type: news
South Africa ’s Godongwana Says 2024 Budget No Election Giveaway
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gold Fields Bids to Grow Output 20% on Chile, South Africa Mines
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa Announces Tax Breaks to Kick-Start EV Industry
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: There Is a 'Worrying' Resurgence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Gauteng
[spotlight] There's a comeback of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in South Africa and around the world. The Gauteng Department of Health recently reported an increase of newly acquired STIs, in particular gonorrhoea and chlamydia. This spike in cases call for management guidelines and awareness programmes to be reviewed, reports Ufrieda Ho. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 21, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Five Things to Watch For in South Africa ’s Pre-Election Budget
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa sets May 29 for pivotal general election
Stage set for tight vote in which governing African National Congress will be battling to keep its majority (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: Stemming the Tide - Senzo Mchunu Battles Ongoing Water Crisis While Confronting His Party
[Daily Maverick] The provision of potable water could soon be a political issue comparable to load shedding. While some of the problems appear insurmountable, there is evidence that Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu is trying to fix what he can, even if that means sparking political disputes with people in his party. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 20, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Environment Governance Health and Medicine Human Rights South Africa Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Source Type: news
Why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help.…#southafrica #congo #m23 #easterncongo #rwanda #unitednations #usstatedepartment #march23movement #tutsis #congolese (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Survey data on the socio-economic characteristics and electric vehicle perceptions of paratransit owners and drivers in and around the Cape Town Metropole of South Africa - Hull C, Giliomee JH, Visser M, Booysen MJT.
The survey data contain information on the socio-economic characteristics and intention of electric vehicle (EV) adoption amongst paratransit owners and drivers, to address knowledge gaps and inform policy-making in paratransit electrification. The data we... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Trends and factors associated with illicit drug use in South Africa: findings from multiple national population-based household surveys, 2002-2017 - Mutai KK, Stone J, Scheibe A, Fraser H, Johnson LF, Vickerman P.
BACKGROUND: Illicit drug use results in considerable global morbidity, but there is little data on its trends and factors associated with it in sub-Saharan Africa. We consider these questions using national data from South Africa for 2002-2017. MET... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
South Africa: Parents Urged to Give Consent for HPV Vaccine
[SAnews.gov.za] Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, has appealed to parents, caregivers and legal guardians who have not yet signed the consent form to vaccinate young girls against cervical cancer with the HPV vaccine to do so. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 19, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Anglo American Platinum to cut jobs in South Africa as metals prices slide
Headcount to be reduced by almost a fifth after 71% plunge in profitability (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Modise Tipped as South Africa Reserve Bank Deputy: Business Day
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: HIV Among Older South Africans in Rural Areas - Big Study Shows There's a Problem That's Being Neglected
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa continues to have a high prevalence of HIV among all age groups. About 8.2 million people or 13.7% of the population live with HIV, one of the highest rates in the world. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - February 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
