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ANOTHER HARD LOCKDOWN ‘UNNECESSARY’ SAYS PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS

Dr Atiya Mosam, a public health medicine specialist, believes SA will not return to a hard lockdown soon but said people’s behaviour has been a real cause for concern. Lenasia South Hospital being renovated in Johannesburg during MEC Bandile Masuku and Minister Zweli Mkhize visited Nasrec as part of monitoring state of readiness as COVID-19 […]

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SECOND COVID-19 WAVE NOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR, EXPERTS SAY

By Ronald Mpofu JOHANNESBURG – Some health experts have ruled out the Covid-19 “second wave” but have also warned that the focus should be on decisive behavioural change to avoid superspreader events, as positive cases are still on the rise, especially in the Western Cape and in Gauteng. Professor Alex van den Heever, chairperson of […]

National and International News

Wheels of the bus go round and round: racism in women’s health organizations

First it was the claims of Women Deliver being a White Faux Feminism agency, now it’s the International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC). Recently, the President of IWHC resigned after a report found a work culture of fear and intimidation experienced by junior staff and people of colour. October is the month dedicated to mental health; looking at the experiences […]

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Research Excellence Award for Next Generation Researchers

In 2017 the National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) through a highly competitive selection process listed Dr Choonara as a Next Generation Female Researcher in South Africa (SA) Following suit, the Public Health Association of SA (PHASA) awarded her the Emerging Public Health Practitioner Award  To date Dr Choonara’s work is published in the Lancet, BMJ […]

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