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South Africa at the forefront of the COVID-19 vaccine IP waiver debate

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IP waiver and BRICS: India and South Africa are calling for a temporary waiver of Intellectual Property (IP) rights for COVID-19 vaccines and treatment.

Marcia Moyana
June 22, 2021

A mother’s plea for help to fund double lung transplant

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A mother of two is desperately pleading to South Africans to help her raise funds so that she can undergo a double lung transplant.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
June 15, 2021

Health services disrupted by Covid-19 pandemic could lead to 200,000 stillbirths global, says study

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The first ever joint study estimates that one stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds globally and the situation could worsen with the disruption of health services caused by Covid-19.

Marcia Moyana
November 20, 2020

It’s now clear that the Covid-19 pandemic affects countries in different ways, says WHO

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With almost 35 million infected by the virus and over one million deaths around the world, the Covid-19 has spread in different ways across various counties, says WHO. The national response has a lot to do with this.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
October 6, 2020

Two women vs ‘big pharma’ to fight TB

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One hails from Mumbai and the other from Khayelitsha but the pair has teamed up after surviving the planet’s deadliest infectious disease; tuberculosis (TB). Toxic treatment robbed both women of their hearing and a newer, safer, drug is unaffordable leaving many people with the choice between deafness or death.