Abortions 101: Here’s which pills, tools and terms to ... - Bhekisisa
WEBMay 11, 2022 · There are two types of abortion. For a medical termination you take two pills. In a surgical abortion you go for a small procedure. Doctors, nurses and midwives have to be certified to do abortions. Nurses and midwives can perform medical and surgical abortions for pregnancies of up to 12 weeks. After 12 …
Poverty, violence and stress: Why South Africa’s young people are ...
WEBSep 1, 2021 · A study among 15-17-year olds found that 10% of boys and 15% of girls had experienced sexual violence in their lifetime. Violence and injuries are the second leading cause of lost disability-adjusted life years in South Africa. Yet the challenges of poverty, violence and chronic stress experienced by many South Africans daily and for many years ...
You can't transmit HIV if you take ARVs correctly and are virally ...
WEBJul 24, 2018 · South Africa’s 5th HIV household survey, of which the preliminary results were released last week, revealed that 86% of HIV-infected people who are on treatment, are virally suppressed. Health department data shows that 4.4 million people in the country are on ARVs. The couples in the Partners 2 study reported a total of 74 567 condomless ...
Teletubbies and friends: Inside the bizarre science behind
WEBJan 13, 2020 · Pepi Nana stirs, and sits up in bed. “Tiddle toddle, tiddle toddle,” she says, flapping her arms, and blinking a pair of enormous round eyes.She walks over to the desk, sits down, and, using the oversized pencil in her front pocket, scribbles a letter to the Moon. “Tiddle toddle, please come to tea, and we can have a story.Yours lovingly, out of the window, Pepi Nana.
Six ways ARVs can help to end Aids by 2030 - Bhekisisa
WEBNov 22, 2016 · Here’s what we’ve got and how we can use antiretrovirals (ARVs) to help end Aids by 2030. The three-in-one pill. The most commonly chosen regimen for treatment is an all-in-one-pill, or fixed dose combination, that contains the antiretroviral drugs tenofovir, emtricitabine and efavirenz. These pills suppress HIV in an infected person’s ...
News and analysis - Bhekisisa
WEBNews and analysis Mia Malan and Linda Pretorius - July 22, 2024. Before the end of the year, 867 government health facilities will start to roll out the two-monthly HIV prevention injection, CAB-LA. The US government’s Aids fund, Pepfar, has donated 231 000 doses over two years to South Africa — 96 000 of the doses will arrive between ...
Painkillers can be a big headache - Bhekisisa
WEBDec 19, 2014 · Medication overuse headache is a condition in which the use of painkillers slowly causes headaches to become worse and more frequent, according to Shevel, who heads the Headache Clinic, where about half of his patients have this exacerbating condition. “Though they may be effective in the short-term relief of pain, it …
10 Years: Bhekisisa
WEBBut when COVID-19 hit South Africa eight months later in March 2020, our team ended up leading pandemic reporting for the entire country. The past 10 years have flown by. We now have a 16-strong staff component, an average monthly readership of 160 000 and our very own monthly TV programme. Here’s to 10 more years!
Case closed: The #listeria outbreak was caused by Enterprise polony
WEBMar 4, 2018 · This comes after Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced Enterprise Foods polony from the company’s Polokwane factory as the source of South Africa’s listeria outbreak on Sunday. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) concluded tests that confirmed the link by midnight on Saturday. Meanwhile, shops selling polony and ...
The beauty politic: South Africa’s long and complicated history …
WEBAug 31, 2020 · On 10 August 1990, South Africa banned the importation, manufacture and sale of cosmetic skin lighteners. It became illegal to add hydroquinone and other depigmenting agents to cosmetics. South Africa became the first — and remains the only country in the world — to prohibit all cosmetic claims to bleaching, lightening or whitening.
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