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Jessica Pitchford

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[NOT TO BE MISSED] A new year can bring anxiety to young people returning to school or starting university. Some unfortunately cope through self-injury. Mia Malan sits down with #mentalhealth experts to learn why teens self-harm. Tune in to #HealthBeat on eNCA at 5.30pm this

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[ICYMI] Health Beat | Children's Memorial Institute | 25 January 2025 | Watch the full episode here: enca.com/shows/health-b…

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#Trump2025 announced waivers for programmes handing out lifesaving meds. But it didn’t provide a list of qualifying drugs. Do anti-HIV pills count? Everyone is confused, AVAC’s Mitchell Warren tells Mia Malan. bhekisisa.org/multimedia/pod…

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What does air pollution have to do with IVF? Read Thatego’s pick for today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.org/…

What does air pollution have to do with IVF? Read <a href="/ThatEgo_Mash01/">Thatego</a>’s pick for today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox. 

mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.org/…
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[NOT TO BE MISSED] Newly qualified doctors are in limbo: They’re needed in National Department of Health’s under-staffed public hospitals — but there’s no money to pay them. #HealthBeat finds solutions on eNCA at 5.30pm this Sunday. #EmployDoctorsNow

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[NOT TO BE MISSED] Newly qualified doctors are in limbo: They’re needed in the National Department of Health’s under-staffed public hospitals — but there’s no money to pay them. #HealthBeat finds solutions on #eNCA at 5.30pm this Sunday. #EmployDoctorsNow

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.The South African Medical Association (SAMA) disagrees with the state that there’s no money to pay new doctors. Board member Ames Dhai thinks all that’s needed is proper management. She talks to Mia Malan on #HealthBeat on eNCA at 5.30pm this Sunday.

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[NOT TO BE MISSED] Newly qualified doctors are in limbo: They’re needed in the National Department of Health’s under-staffed public hospitals — but there’s no money to pay them. #HealthBeat finds solutions on #eNCA at 5.30pm this Sunday. #EmployDoctorsNow

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Moments before she was raped at least eight times throughout the night, the perpetrator held a broken bottle to Gauteng businesswoman Andy Kawa's neck and threatened to kill her, the Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha heard on Tuesday. | Candice Sharolin Bezuidenhout brnw.ch/21wR6dF

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A defence lawyer implied a Gauteng businesswoman, who was raped throughout the night on the Gqeberha beachfront 14 years ago, had several opportunities to escape her attacker, during at least eight times she was assaulted, but chose not to do so. brnw.ch/21wR7KI

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It was yet another session of gruelling cross-examination for Andy Kawa as she stood in the witness box at the Gqeberha high court on Tuesday. theherald.co.za/news/2025-03-1…

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[NOT TO BE MISSED] We have liberal abortion laws in South Africa that allow women the right to terminate a pregnancy. Watch @bhekisisa_MG's #HealthBeat at 5:30pm, this Sunday on #eNCA channel #DStv403

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IN HERALD TOMORROW​: When Andy Kawa was attacked nearly 15 years ago it was the most devastating moment of her life. The guilty ruling on Wednesday that finally silenced her rapist sent a powerful message to the thousands of women who have been closely following her journey.

IN HERALD TOMORROW​:  When Andy Kawa was attacked nearly 15 years ago it was the most devastating moment of her life. The guilty ruling on Wednesday that finally silenced her rapist sent a powerful message to the thousands of women who have been closely following her journey.
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[NOT TO BE MISSED] Why is #ketamine emerging as a popular pain and #depression treatment, and is it legal in #SouthAfrica? More on #HealthBeat with Mia Malan, Sunday 5.30pm on eNCA | @bhekisisa_mg #KetamineTherapy

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[NOT TO BE MISSED] #Ketamine therapy is making headlines, but what happens when clinics rush in without rules? Mia Malan asks the experts on #HealthBeat Sunday 5.30pm on eNCA. | @bhekisisa_mg Sean Chetty Stellenbosch University PainSA #KetamineTherapy #KetamineInfusion

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No one can replace all of #Trump’s funding, but we will try everything we can …” Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi shares his post-US aid vision with Mia Malan on #HealthBeat this Sunday. #FundingCrisis #FundingCuts National Department of Health Bhekisisa

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[NOT TO BE MISSED] #Lenacapavir, a 6-monthly #HIV prevention injection, has been registered by U.S. FDA and could dramatically slow down new infections. But can National Department of Health afford this wonder drug? Find out on #HealthBeat this Sunday on eNCA. HE2RO_RSA National Department of Health @WitsRHR