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20 June 2013

19 Jun 2013

SA: Aaron Motsoaledi: Address by the Health Minister, at a joint NIH-MRC South Africa Research Summit on HIV and TB, K-Rith Tower Building, Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, Durban (17/06/2013)

SPEECH

It is indeed an honour for me to address this very important research Summit on HIV and TB jointly hosted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the South Africa Medical Research Council...

SA: Statement by Gauteng Health, on preventing tuberculosis in HIV positive people (19/06/2013)

STATEMENT

Durban, as the 6th South African AIDS Conference got into full swing the Gauteng Health Department announced that it has already given Isoniazid preventative prophylaxis to 9 000 HIV positive...

13 Jun 2013

GCIS: Statement by the Government Communication and Information System, on the Cabinet meeting of 12 June 2013 (13/06/2013)

STATEMENT

1.1. Cabinet wishes President Nelson Mandela a speedy recovery and reassures the nation that he is receiving the best medical care. Cabinet is pleased that he is responding well to treatment and...

11 Jun 2013

SA: Statement by Hope Papo, Gauteng Health MEC, on preventing violence against the elderly (11/06/2013)

STATEMENT

June 15 is World Elderly Abuse Awareness Day. The abuse of elderly people is increasingly being recognized as a serious social problem. It is also a problem that may continue to grow as the country...

29 May 2013

SA: Theuns Botha: Address by the Western Cape MEC of Health, on the National Health Budget Vote, National Council of Provinces, Cape Town (29/05/2013)

SPEECH

Whilst I appreciate that the emphasis is on HIV and AIDS and TB as the largest drivers of morbidity and mortality in South Africa, the efficient implementation of plans remains the challenge. In...

23 May 2013

SA: Jacob Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, during the debate on the opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders, Old Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town (23/05/2013)

SPEECH

The ship of State is in good hands. South Africa is poised to become a truly great nation. Delivering the keynote address to leading personalities from black communities all over Southern Africa...

21 May 2013

IWMF: Statement by the International Women’s Media Foundation, on partnership with South African media outlets to improve coverage of HIV/AIDS pandemic (21/05/2013)

STATEMENT

The International Women’s Media Foundation is once again joining forces with nine South African news organizations to improve media coverage of the complex issues surrounding the HIV/AIDS...

15 May 2013

SA: Aaron Motsoaledi: Address by the Minister of Health, during the delivery Health Department Budget Vote 2013/14, National Assembly, Cape Town (15/05/2013)

SPEECH

Honourable Speaker, it is now well documented and generally understood that South Africa faces a quadruple burden of disease. Many other countries are faced only with a double burden. These four...

10 May 2013

SA: Statement by the Joint Committee on HIV/AIDS, calls for an intervention to deal with the increase of new infections (10/05/2013)

STATEMENT

The Joint Committee on HIV/AIDS has called for an intervention to deal with the increase of new infections, particularly among young women. This follows the South African National Aids...

29 Apr 2013

Piecing it together: The status of health systems in post-conflict African countries

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Africa has been plagued by conflicts since the colonial era, and long thereafter. In the period between the 1960s and the 1990s, 48 African countries experienced about 80 violent changes of...

26 Apr 2013

SA: Statement by the African Society for Laboratory Medicine, regional health organisation, on the Viral Load Testing Programmes in Africa conference (26/04/2013)

STATEMENT

More than 120 HIV clinicians, policy makers, and laboratory scientists gathered in Cape Town, South Africa from 18-20 April 2013 at the invitation of the African Society for Laboratory Medicine...

Premature deaths and avoidable trauma: A snapshot analysis of congenital infections in Sub-Saharan Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The loss of a child is a traumatising experience for the parents, who go through devastating emotional pain, at times undergoing the grieving process for years. The death of a newborn or stillbirth...

23 Apr 2013

SA: Norman Mabasa: Address by the Limpopo Health MEC, at the Provincial Budget Vote for the Department of Health, Limpopo Legislative Chamber, Lebowakgomo (23/04/2013)

SPEECH

Honourable Speaker I thought it appropriate to begin this presentation by refreshing our minds with facts we are very much familiar with, yet facts so important to rehearse because they, at least...

CGE: Statement by the Commission for Gender Equality, on Limpopo Men's Summit (23/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The South African Men's Action Group (SAMAG) together with Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) held a men's summit at Moletji Moshate in Limpopo province looking at the link between gender –...

20 Apr 2013

SA: Statement by the Presidency, on South African National AIDS Council meeting (20/04/2013)

STATEMENT

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Friday, 19 April 2013, chaired a plenary meeting on the South African National Aids Council (SANAC) in Secunda, Mpumalanga province. The meeting noted...

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