Press Releases 2006

 

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14 December Comment on announcement that medically performed adult male circumcision significantly reduces risk of HIV Transmission
12 December Statement by the Deputy Minister of Health, Mrs Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, on media reports * calling the President to do an Aids test
6 December DA should evaluate its own leadership
5 December US$100,000 Global Prize for local NGO
5 December 24 bids for Khomanani Tender
1 December The restructuring of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC): Record of Agreement
1 December World AIDS Day
1 December Towards a new era of partnership and progress
30 November Statement on World AIDS day
29 November Statement by the Minister of Health on World AIDS Day
28 November More people test for HIV
23 November An independent ARV programme incorporated into Government AIDS response
17 November Correction: More than 235 000 benefiting from ARV programme
12 November More than 235 000 benefiting from ARV programme
9 November No proof that people are buying blood with HIV to infect themselves
9 November Hospital Revitalisation Programme not suspended
7 November AIDS Communication Tender advertised
3 November SADC Malaria Day
27 October Statement by the Minister of Health
26 October Lilly donates emergency supply of drugs to the Department of Health to treat XDR-TB
23 October Response to Junior Doctors' statement
20 October South Africa Declared Polio Free
18 October Health Minister expected to be out of hospital this week
16 October Number of patients awaiting treatment significantly lower than speculated
12 October Urgent meeting on XDR TB
12 October Hospital Proves Critics Wrong Again
9 October Health Minister celebrates her birthday in hospital
6 October Health Minister admitted at Johannesburg Hospital
5 October Publication of the National Health Reference Price List
2 October South Africa’s Grown-Up Response to the AIDS Crisis
29 September There are no war of words on HIV and AIDS
26 September Regulation of Complementary Medicines
22 September African Ministers of Health adopt a Plan of Action to improve the Health of Women
22 September Statement by the SADC Ministers of Health on XDR TB
21 September Comment on the Cosatu Congress discussion on HIV and AIDS
21 September Westville Prison accredited to provide ARVs
18 September WHO support the use of DDT for Malaria
17 September TAC raises R4 million to oust Minister Tshabalala-Msimang
14 September Official launch of the Deworming Programme for School-Going Age Children
13 September Major increase for Tobacco Control Act fines
11 September Critics ignore progress on AIDS
11 September Local company to provide drug for resistant TB
8 September Statement on HIV and AIDS
6 September Ministry of Health's response to Sunday Independent and Tribute on the relationship between the Minister and Deputy Minister of Health
4 September Surveillance systems have been put in place to monitor the XDR TB in Kwazulu-Natal
31 August Female condom distribution increases
30 August Toyi-toying over HIV and AIDS condemned
29 August African Governments need enabling Political environment to strengthen their Health Systems
22 August Highly Resistant TB strains appearing among HIV-Positive People in South Africa, Study says
21 August De Lille's ignorance about AIDS
19 August Response to an attack by Stephen Lewis on the Government of South Africa
17 August The Constitutional Court's Ruling
16 August TAC members attack government exhibition in Toronto
14 August SA exhibits the world's largest AIDS programme
10 August DA is failing on gender and race representation
1 August Health Minister mobilises support for a R36 million TB Plan
21 July HIV infection rate remains at same level
13 July Decisive actions against lack of human rights for mental health
10 July No basis for TAC/SAMA calls for investigation
7 July Social Sector Cluster Media Briefing
7 July Government programme to train Doctors in Cuba Yields Results
4 July South African Government supports Global Fund
9 June South Africa on High Polio Alert
7 June Conference on the inclusion of traditional medicines in the National Health System
6 June

Migration of nurses decreases by 55%

5 June

Minister of Health's Budget Speech

31 May

Prevention prominent at UN discussion on HIV and AIDS

31 May TAC speaks on behalf of a US NGO
30 May Minister and SA Delegation brace themselves for UNGASS
30 May World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2006
26 May Measures in place to prevent further unnecessary infant deaths at Makiwane Hospital
3 May Opinion piece on TAC and Government
25 April TAC reconsiders Government invitation
20 April TAC Secretary declines invitation to be on the delegation to the UN
19 April TAC Secretary urged to decide on participation at the UN AIDS meeting
13 April Closing date for comments on dispensing fee
12 April Health Department invites civil society to the UN AIDS meeting
6 April Health Minister calls for a positive projection of the AIDS response
5 April World Health Day 7th April 2006
3 April UN Session on HIV and AIDS
3 April The Official Transfer of Government Forensic Mortuaries from the SAPS to the Department of Health
23 March National Health Council calls for support for TB
17 March Traditional medicines high on the list of research priorities
9 March

Summary of Dispensing Fee Regulations

9 March

Announcement of a draft dispensing fee and release of a revised HR Plan

8 March Comment on the DA and Ubhejane
8 March Protect women against tobacco and alcohol
22 February Right to terminate pregnancy not under threat
20 February Tamiflu officially registered for use in SA
13 February DA undermines indigenous knowledge
10 February Social Cluster Briefing: Parliamentary Media
9 February

No immediate threat of bird flu in South Africa

8 February

You and I can prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections

25 January More funding for AIDS and TB NGO’s
24 January Health Minister expresses condolences to her KZN counterpart
18 January Progress in determining new dispensing fee for medicines
16 January Registration of nurses working abroad will not be amended
13 January Nurses punished for sex in children’s ward
11 January Minister of Health calls for Sustainable Financing of HIV and Aids Programmes
9 January Minister of Health attends Global Steering Committee on increacing access to HIV and Aids Programmes
9 January Taking stock of Human Resources for Health
5 January Community service to improve access to quality health care to all South Africans

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