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Libya’s war kills little children in need of heart surgery

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The country's health system is ravaged, but a team of volunteer doctors visit regularly: operating on the desperate and training local medical staff.

Truth about cataracts is plain to see: They can be treated

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More developing countries are offering sight-saving surgery in their public health systems, but specialist eye surgeons are in short supply.

Angola’s yellow fever outbreak: vaccines desperately needed

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Only six out of ten Angolan children have been vaccinated against yellow fever.

User-friendly TB drugs for children could be on their way

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The regimen for children is bitter adult drugs, which are taken over an extended period – and it's worse in cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Quick urine TB test a life-saver, but only in certain cases

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There are fears that, because the LAM measure is easily administered, it could be used when conditions call for more detailed analysis.

A jab controls sandfly bite killer fever, but not in South Sudan

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Early diagnosis, a simple test, vector curbs and a new medicine is effective in many areas, but South Sudan can't rely on this treatment.

TB drug priced out of reach

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A promising new TB drug is now on the market but doctors say it's been priced out of reach.

Riah Phiyega: Failure and dashed hopes

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South Africans had high hopes when Riah Phiyega stepped into office as national police commissioner last year. Those hopes, it seems, were misplaced.

Mid-term budget speech 2013: Gordhan cuts the fat

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Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has announced sweeping cuts to the pricey perks enjoyed by civil servants.

Teens, feel free to get your freak on

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Well, that's what some people seem to think a recent Concourt ruling on consensual teen sex boils down to. Newsflash: it doesn't.

Concourt slaps down ‘unconstitutional’ sections of Sexual Offences Act

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In a unanimous judgment, judges have declared sections of the Sexual Offences Act unconstitutional as they infringe on the rights of adolescents.

Poverty report indicates Africa is stagnating

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An Afrobarometer survey has found that despite economic growth, there has been virtually no change in poverty levels in Africa over the last decade.
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