SA records another 384 Covid-19 deaths as new infections continue to decline
Jan 16, 2021
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Cape Town - The number of new Covid-19 cases reported in South Africa continue to decline steadily with 13 973 reported on Saturday, down from the 14 880 new infections the previous day.
The cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in the country now stands at 1 325 659 and the death toll from the coronavirus at 36 851, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed on Saturday.
In total, Gauteng has had the highest number of positive Covid-19 cases since the start of the outbreak at 358 462, which accounts for 27 percent of the total.
At 20.9 percent KwaZulu-Natal has the second highest number of total cases and the Western Cape in third place at 19.3 percent.
South Africa: Access to HIV Prophylaxis At Pharmacies Not As Easy It Seems
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First published by Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper
Maverick Citizen, using a pseudonym, emailed and phoned 31 pharmacies across the country, asking them whether they were able to assist with access to post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) counselling and antiretroviral medication.
These pharmacies were selected because they are listed on the #4EachOther website, or websites promoted by various organisations, including the HIV Clinicians Experts website, as pharmacies that participate in the PEP and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programme for HIV prevention. Fifty-eight percent of these pharmacies did not respond to our email query. While 61% answered the phone, only 32% said they were able to assist.
#4EachOther is spearheaded by Expanding Access to PrEP and ARVs Innovation Consortium (EPIC). EPIC is led and managed by the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHCS), in partnership with consortium members the Independent Community Pharmacy Association (ICPA), Ezintsha, Digital