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Communicating risk and engaging vulnerable communities in the time of the coronavirus

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A reference tool for communicators and organisers to better engage vulnerable communities during the coronavirus pandemic.Publication title: COVID-19: How to include marginalised and...
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Coronavirus testing criteria: A quick reference for South African healthcare workers

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An updated version of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases’ (NICD) reference guide for health workers testing for the new coronavirus.
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World Health Organisation guidelines for managing and treating latent TB

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A consolidated look at the World Health Organisation’s latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) guidelines.

Access to information during South Africa’s lockdown

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A response to the novel coronavirus from the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services: directives on digital technologies and access to information during South Africa’s national state of disaster and lockdown.
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South Africa guidelines for contact tracing of COVID-19 patients, health promotion and handling of...

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Guidelines on how we navigate home and work during the coronavirus pandemic.
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South African guidelines for the testing and treatment of the new coronavirus

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Author(s): National Institute for Communicable Diseases (David Anderson, Lucille Blumberg, Cheryl Cohen, Tendesayi Kufa-Chakezha, Shaheen Mehtar, Natalie Mayet, Jeremy Nel).Publication date: 27 MarchWhat:These are...
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Lockdown laws: South Africa’s amended regulations

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To curb the spread of the new coronavirus, South Africa instated a national lockdown. What do CoGTA’s amended regulations mean for you?

After the ECHO trial: World Health Organisation updates guidance on contraception

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A woman’s risk of HIV does not restrict her contraceptive choice', say new guidelines released today in the wake of recent findings that the widely-used birth control injection does not increase a woman's risk of HIV.
Could the Presidential Health Summit reveal new developments with regard to the NHI? Find out as we stream live from the meeting.

[READ] The Presidential Health Summit report

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Find out which issues have been prioritised after the Presidential Health Summit.
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Go inside a day in our newsroom: The realities of donor-funded journalism

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What’s a day in a donor-funded journalism centre like? Mia Malan reveals all in her latest article for the journal of African Journalism Studies.
Having trouble finding a healthcare provider that gets you? You're not alone and the good news is there's help.

Transgender healthcare: What to know before you hit the waiting room

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Finding gender-affirming care can be tough but there are some tips and resources to help.
Governments will have to snuggle up to private healthcare companies to plug the $300-billion gap they need for universal health coverage.

What you need to know about SA’s historic liver transplant from an HIV-positive donor

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How could a baby get an organ from a person living with HIV and not automatically contract the virus? The experts weigh in.
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