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Score card on social determinants of health
Karel
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10 Dec, 2014

The government scored a dismal E for basic education, water and sanitation; a F for electricity and a D for gender, the SA Human Rights Commission and civil society organisations said at a discussion convened by NGO Soul City Institute to reflect on how education, electricity, gender, water, sanitation and transport impacted on the health of South Africans. Soul City believes health is not merely the absence of illnesses but is determined by someone’s education and gender and the environment in which they live today.

SAAPA to hold annual regional forum in Botswana
Fikile
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01 Dec, 2014

The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) kicks off its annual regional forum today in Gaborone, Botswana. The forum will be a three-day event taking place from 1 to 3 December 2014. The theme of the conference is Celebrate, understand, review and build.

Rate Service Delivery on your Health
Karel
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01 Dec, 2014

Would you pass or fail government on service delivery? The Soul City Institute for Health & Development Communication wants South Africans to rate their experiences of service delivery that impacts on their health outcomes. The organisation is asking you to fill out a reportcard as part of its ongoing advocacy for active citizenship at community health level.

It was rape!
Karel
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26 Nov, 2014

From TVPlus - 26 November 2014

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