Fact: Children have sex – Motsoaledi

Denial should not stand in the way of the provision of sexual health services at schools, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

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• Teens have sex. Get over it
• Sexual Offences Act taken to task
• Teen sex under the legal spotlight
• Criminalising consensual teenage sex could violate rights

Social grants decrease teenage girls' risk of contracting HIV

Child support grants can protect teenage girls from sugar daddies.

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PrePex will save many lives in SA - with traditional leaders' help

The state's hopes for the nonsurgical circumcision device rest on its acceptance in initiation rituals.

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Report: Eastern Cape still out of HIV, TB drugs

Médecins Sans Frontières says in five months there has been no improvement with Eastern Cape HIV and TB drug stock-outs.

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Harsh prison air left mark on Madiba

Madiba's prison past may have played a role in his recurrent lung infections.

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Contraceptive policy overhauled

A new look at family planning, especially among teens in South Africa, is on the cards.

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Comment: Promoting women's rights must be central to policy

The updated contraception guidelines promote women's rights.

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Double mastectomy - a drastic measure

A preventative mastectomy might save your life if you are at high risk but it does not provide 100% protection from developing breast cancer.

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Life saving cancer vaccine will be difficult to implement

While HPV vaccines will save lives, target schoolgirls will be hard to reach.

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Comment: Death knell for cancer research

The state has pulled its funding of studies on the disease, retarding progress on a cure.

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Booze curfew breaks the cycle of violence on the Wild Coast

In a far-flung district, a night-time ban on shebeens has wiped out violence in a village.

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Sexual Offences Act taken to task

In a case before the ConCourt, critics say consensual teen sex has been criminalised.

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Apply for a fellowship at the M&G Health Journalism Centre

Hone your health reporting skills!

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Infant care leaps forward with a lesson from kangaroos

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A simple practice that benefits all newborns is also bringing down mortality rates.

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ARV plan bounces back

The hunt is on for a new private sector partner with the expertise to set up a drug-making plan.

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People with HIV pay more for life insurance – if they can get it

Their life expectancy is almost as high as those who are HIV free, yet they pay much more.

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Shadowy past dogs Limpopo hospital chief

Records show that Musina hospital boss Allick Dube was suspended for negligence in Tennessee

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Motsoaledi spotlights Bhekisisa in health budget speech

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has highlighted the coverage of the M&G's new health journalism centre, Bhekisisa, in his budget vote speech.

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Comment: Free healthcare is a human right

Healthcare that is accessible to all is the foundation on which an equitable and efficient system must be built.

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