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16 sites on 17 February: Eight things you should know about SA’s J&J vaccine roll-out

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Eighty thousand Johnson & Johnson jabs will arrive in South Africa on Tuesday and be taken to 16 sites where healthcare workers will be vaccinated

Johnson & Johnson vaccines could arrive in South Africa next week

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We spoke to experts, looked at the data and relistened to the health department’s briefings to break down the revised roll-out plan

Inside George Mukhari hospital’s second wave

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The Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism and James Oatway visited George Mukhari academic hospital to document the second-wave realities experienced by doctors and nurses

The quest for the (vaginal) ring

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The HIV prevention tablet is now available in South Africa but popping a pill every day to stay HIV-negative may not be for everyone

A new smoke signal: Is Big Tobacco using influencers to illegally punt new products?

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Could companies’ wooing of social media influencers be just a clever ploy to get around the country’s tobacco advertising ban?

How one project is finally helping reduce the risk of suicide among teens

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When kids at risk of suicide can talk to trained friends & family, they're seven times less likely to die, says one of the world's largest studies.

Hospitals close in Mpumalanga as doctors and nurses fear for their safety

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Health workers in Mpumalanga fear for their lives because of crime and unsafe buildings

What are Echo Trial results does Depo-Provera birth control shot increase risk of HIV

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For 25 years, scientists have wondered whether the Depo-Provera could increase people’s risk of contracting HIV. Today, we find out if it does.

After Echo: ‘Why the study results scare me’

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We've proven Depo Provera doesn't make it easier to contract HIV. But African women are still left with too few contraceptive choices.

BREAKING: Study confirms this popular birth control does not increase your HIV risk

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We now know the answer after more than 25 years of guessing, but will women believe it?

[WATCH LIVE] Blessers, blessees & HIV: SA’s risky relations and what to do about them

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Bhekisisa's latest policy dialogue takes a deep dive into one of the biggest challenges facing SA's HIV response at the 9th Aids conference.

BREAKING: How this KZN town used ARVs to cut new HIV infections by 83%

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Small town, big goals: Eshowe has become one of the first SA communities to put enough people on HIV treatment to reduce new infections in the area.
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