Author: Coceka Magubeni

WHO declares snakebite a neglected tropical disease
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WHO declares snakebite a neglected tropical disease

The World Health Oranisation (WHO) has officially recognised and classified a snakebite as a neglected tropical disease. This is in light of an increasing number... Read more.
Colon cancer becoming more prevalent among Millennials — study
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Colon cancer becoming more prevalent among Millennials — study

Early-onset cancer has increased significantly, especially in Millennials. This is compared to 20 years ago, when the average age of those with age-related risks... Read more.
Number of defaulting HIV and TB patients is on the rise in Gauteng
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Number of defaulting HIV and TB patients is on the rise in Gauteng

There is a significant number of people who have defaulted on their HIV and TB treatment around the Sethokga hostel in Thembisa, east of Johannesburg. This has been... Read more.
Torrential rains
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Extreme weather conditions raise prevalence of infectious diseases

According to Carbon Brief, a 2022 disaster evaluation found that extreme weather in Africa contributed to at least 4 000 fatalities and 19-million injuries. The... Read more.
Health department explores AI options to help cure TB
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Calls grow louder for government to declare TB a national crisis

Hundreds of Gauteng-based Tuberculosis (TB) activists marched on the streets of Pretoria this week to demand that the government declare TB a national health emergency... Read more.
Markus Jooste is dead
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Markus Jooste shot and killed himself during arrest – sources

Markus Jooste, the former CEO of Steinhoff International Holdings Limited, has passed away. The detail around Jooste’s death are still sketchy. According to... Read more.