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Waste, food and power: How hospitals fuel climate change
Nov 16, 2024 · In today’s newsletter, Zano Kunene and Sipokazi Fokazi explain how South Africa’s hospital system is having trouble “going green”. Sign up for our newsletter today. Nearly 5% of the world’s carbon emissions come from the healthcare sector, says a report launched at COP29, the UN’s annual climate change conference on Tuesday — and money for dealing with the disastrous effects of ...
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1 in 7 moms in SA are teens. We dive into the numbers
Sep 13, 2024 · Data from the latest District Health Barometer show that close to 365 teenagers give birth in South Africa every day. Ten of those daily teen births are to girls younger than 15. Experts say the numbers reveal deeper issues in society that lead to a vicious cycle — from school dropouts to unemployment and poverty across generations. We unpack the numbers.
Mass generic production of lenacapavir could cost under $100 per person-year: the need for voluntary licensing Authors: Andrew Hill1, Jacob Levi2, Cassandra Fairhead2, Victoria Pilkington3, Junzheng Wang4, Madison Johnson5, Jevon Layne 5, David Roberts , Samuel Cross6, Oliver James7, Ishani Sharma8, Toby Pepperrell9, Joseph Fortunak5 1 Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Liverpool ...
Death trap: Timeline of the Life Esidimeni tragedy - Bhekisisa
Jul 10, 2024 · The findings of a legal inquest set up to decide whether there is enough evidence to prosecute Gauteng health department officials and workers of nonprofits for criminal charges, will be released today. The inquest revolves around the unnatural deaths of 141 out of 144 government mental health patients who died when they were transferred from private psychiatric hospitals in Gauteng, Life ...
HIV treatment in SA is changing. Here are 7 things you need to know
Dec 13, 2022 · Dolutegravir, which was first recommended as first-line treatment in South Africa in 2019, is one of the ARV drugs in a three-in-one pill for first-line treatment.The other two drugs in the pill are tenofovir and lamivudine.. First-line treatment is the combination of ARVs that works the best, and has the fewest side effects, as initial treatment for HIV infection.
How climate change is making us sick — and rich countries don’t …
Nov 14, 2024 · In today’s newsletter, Mia Malan and Linda Pretorius unpack climate finance. Sign up today.. Only about one in three governments — 35% — pointed out the impact of climate change on their citizens’ health in their yearly United Nations (UN) Debate statements in 2023 — down from 50% in 2022, according to the latest edition of the Lancet Countdown report on health and climate change.
[LISTEN] Is vaping just as bad as smoking? Part 1 - Bhekisisa
Jan 21, 2025 · Brenda, a lifelong smoker, switches to vaping, liking the fruity flavours. At last, she can smoke in peace without the smelly after-effects. But without results from long-term studies on the health effects of vaping, claims that e-cigarettes are less harmful than traditional cigarettes can’t be backed up yet, say lung health experts, like …