Oct 22, 2019
Dr Hashini Galappaththi-Arachchige defended her doctoral thesis where she explored the accuracy of different diagnostic tools. She found that we must find other methods to identify Female Genital Schistosomiasis. She described how river water contact is associated...
Sep 25, 2019
Patients with Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) are not being diagnosed, neither in rural health care nor in university hospitals. We are on the brink of making FGS diagnosis accessible where the patients are: (a) the WHO Pocket Atlas for FGS has been...
Sep 19, 2019
Prof Motshedisi has her work cut out for her with 3 epidemics in KwaZulu-Natal that contribute to cervical cancer: (1) Human Papillomavirus – we have a vaccine for children, this has been rolled out. (2) HIV – we have ART, this is available. (3)...
Aug 15, 2019
“I had no idea about this disease, I have given the wrong treatment to many young women, I am sure.” Nurse in Ugu District Nå ønsker vi å – finne beste behandling for småjenter, unge kvinner og voksne – hjelpe helsepersonell å gjenkjenne...
Feb 24, 2019
Only 40 tablets were available at this Primary Health Care Clinic – a typical quantity at any given clinic. This is only enough for 10 children! However, an estimated 5.1 million South Africans, mainly rural, are in need of treatment. In spite of severe...
Feb 15, 2019
An international group held a workshop for key stakeholders from KwaZulu-Natal, expert researchers, and the Department of Health in order to co-design an eLearning application for health professionals, nursing students, and medical students. Here Dr Nompumelelo...
