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19 June 2013

20 Feb 2013

Non-communicable diseases in Africa: Time to take notice

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), more than 36 million people die each year from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and nearly 80% of these are from low- to middle-income countries...

30 Aug 2011

The African Futures Brief: Taps and Toilets – How greater access can radically improve Africa's future (August 2011)

WATER & SANITATION

In the first edition of The African Futures Brief, a team of researchers build three scenarios to explore possibilities for the delivery of water and sanitation. First, using historic data, the...

04 Jan 2010

US lifts HIV/Aids “entry ban"

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Being infected with HIV/Aids will no longer be an "ineligibility" when foreign citizens apply for visas to travel to the US, the US embassy in South Africa said on Monday.

07 Dec 2009

South Africa: No Healing Here (December 2009)

HEALTHCARE

In this report, Human Rights Watch documents both migrants' vulnerability to violence and communicable disease, and the discrimination and other barriers they face when seeking healthcare.

11 Aug 2009

SA: Motsoaledi: Address by the Minister of Health at a regional conference on pandemic influenza A (H1N1) (11/08/2009)

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Date: 11/08/2009

Source: Department of Health

Title: SA: Motsoaledi: Address by the Minister of Health at a regional conference on pandemic influenza (H1N1)

World Health...

03 Aug 2009

GP: Mahlangu: Health budget speech tabled by the MEC for Health and Social Development, Gauteng Provincial Legislature (03/08/2009)

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Date: 03/08/2009

Source: Department of Health and Social Development, Gauteng Provincial Government

Title: GP: Mahlangu: Health budget speech tabled by the MEC for Health and...

30 Jun 2009

SA: Sefularo: Budget speech by the deputy Minister of Health, Parliament (30/06/2009)

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Date: 30/06/2009

Source: Department of Health

Title: SA: Sefularo: Budget speech by the deputy Minister of Health, Parliament

Mr Speaker,
Minister of Health, Dr Aaron...

08 May 2009

SA: Sefularo: Briefing by the Deputy Minister of Health on South Africa’s health readiness to host the Confederation Cup and FIFA 2010 soccer events (08/05/2009)

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Date: 08/05/2009

Source: Department of Health

Title: SA: Sefularo: Briefing by the Deputy Minister of Health on South Africa's health readiness to host the Confederation Cup and...

06 Oct 2008

SA: Hogan: Speech delivered at the dinner for the World Health Organisation (WHO) African Regional Office (AFRO) Regional Director Dr Louis Gomez Sambo (06/10/2008)

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Date: 06/10/2008
Source: Department of Health
Title: SA: Hogan: Speech delivered at the dinner for the World Health Organisation (WHO) African Regional Office (AFRO) Regional Director...

28 Jan 2008

UN graft meeting targets plundering leaders

UNITED NATIONS

More than 100 countries met in Bali on Monday for a U.N. anti-corruption conference to find ways of clawing back some of the billions of dollars in assets stolen by corrupt leaders. President...

06 Apr 2006

Tshabalala-Msimang: Red Cross Symposium (06/04/2006)

2006

Speech by the Minister of Health, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, at a Red Cross Symposium on home-based care, Boksburg

14 Feb 2006

Peters: Opening of new clinic in Prieska (14/02/2006)

2006

Speech by Premier Dipuo Peters, opening of new clinic in Prieska

06 Feb 2006

Tshabalala-Msimang: WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (06/02/2006)

2006

Address by Minister of Health, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, on behalf of the African Region at the First Session of the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework...

24 Oct 2005

Belot: Handing over of IT equipment to NGOs involved with HIV and AIDS programme (24/10/2005)

2005

The speech of the Free State MEC for Health, Mr Sakhiwo Belot, on the occasion of the handing-over of information technology equipment to non-governmental organisations involved with the HIV and...

23 Mar 2005

Tshabalala-Msimang: Launch of projects supported through Italian Cooperation (23/03/2005)

2005

Speech by the Minister of Health, Dr M Tshabalala-Msimang, at the launch of the projects supported through the Italian Cooperation

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