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Interactive Research and Development South Africa (IRD SA) was established in 2014 as a Section 21 not-for-profit company and an affiliate of IRD Global Limited

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Let's work together to stop stigma against Mental health. virgin.com/richard-branson/m…
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Quote: In medical school We were never taught about how the WHO is run. Or how neoliberalism has contributed little to improving the quality of life and health care in sub-Saharan Africa. Or how violent conflict has far-ranging effects, amplifying harm.... nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
Murmurs of Politics and Economics | NEJM

Murmurs of Politics and Economics | NEJM

When a boy who has walked 4 hours to get to the clinic hops up on the exam table, the visiting medical student is proud to identify a mitral stenosis murmur. But translated into normal English, adv...

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SA's TB death toll lower, despite sluggish global progress on eradication iol.co.za/news/south-africa/… via @IOL
SA's TB death toll lower, despite sluggish global progress on eradication

SA's TB death toll lower, despite sluggish global progress on eradication

The World Health Organisation's annual Global TB Report shows SA is on track to meet a globally agreed TB mortality reduction target for 2015 to 2020.

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Fewer people fell ill and died from #tuberculosis last year but countries are still not doing enough to end TB by 2030. #TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease. WHO calls for urgent action to #EndTB! 👉 bit.ly/2PJNtza #UNGA
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Before Hurricane Florence hit, Lilly initiated its patient product replacement program. Here's what that means for those affected by the storm. elil.ly/g6t2
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The two 'valleys of death' that hold back the fight against TB Read this blog post by our Executive Director - Lucica Ditiu: ow.ly/ayu630lRMS0 @wef @LucicaDitiu
The two 'valleys of death' that hold back the fight against TB | World Economic Forum

The two 'valleys of death' that hold back the fight against TB | World Economic Forum

People think TB belongs in the pages of a Dickens novel, but it is the world's deadliest infections disease.

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UN High Level Meeting in TB presents an opportunity for heads of state to commit to ending TB as a public health threat ⁦@StopTB⁩ ⁦@SakinaKamwendo⁩ ⁦@TsepisoMakwetla⁩ ⁦@HealthZA⁩ theguardian.com/society/2018…

Scientists warn of global crisis over failure to tackle tuberculosis

With 10 million new cases each year, outcome of UN summit in New York could prove crucial

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While Trump and Paul Ryan continue their attempts to destroy Social Security, 150 of my colleagues and I launched the Expand Social Security Caucus yesterday to make sure seniors can retire in dignity.
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@IRD_SA @IRDGlobal Thank you Dr Farhana for championing the fight against TB in pediatric.
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This is sad and disgusting. Especially for smaller NGOs that do good work and never get any of this funding from PEPFAR. Branch Chief at @CDC_TB; arrested on R25m corruption and fraud charges | Daily Maverick dailymaverick.co.za/article/… via @dailymaverick
R100,000 bail for SA Branch Chief at US Centre for Disease Control; arrested on R25m corruption and...

R100,000 bail for SA Branch Chief at US Centre for Disease Control; arrested on R25m corruption and...

Zimbabwe-born US resident, Dr Alfred Bere, arrested at Musina in August on charges of fraud and corruption with regard to the misappropriation of R25-million of donor funding, was granted R100,000...

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Preparing beaded jewelry for Heritage Day.
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To achieve our goal of ending the TB epidemic by 2030, additional support and effort is required. We must expand our current frontiers of control of TB as TB impacts negatively on the health & welfare of individuals as well as the economy of the nation. #EndTBinNigeria
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The South African #economy slipped into a #Recession as economic activity declined by 0,7% in Q2:2018 q/q after a 2,6% decline in Q1:2018 #StatsSA #GDP bit.ly/2oEt96J
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South Africa launched our HPV vaccination campaign in 2014 - more than 1.5m girls have had two doses of the vaccine @HealthZA
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We can eliminate cervical #cancer as a public health problem through intensified vaccination against HPV, screening and treatment bit.ly/2hujn3D #BeatNCDs
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Dr Tshepo Motsepe together with the People’s Republic of China’s First Lady, Madam Peng Liyuan, on a guided tour of the College of Pre-School Education at the Capital Normal University in Haidian, Beijing in the People’s Republic of China #SAinChina
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Special thanks to partners & #TB community for the outpouring of support following our @WHO announcement yesterday on key changes to #MDRTB regimens who.int/tb/features_archive/… @msf_tb @TBAlliance @McGill_TB @USAIDGH @StopTB @GlobalFund @TAGTeam_Tweets @UNITAID #EndTB
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This is a challenge to all other universities to follow the Maties example and be smoke free! @HealthZA @UCTHealthSci @WitsUniversity @UKZN @ufs @UNIZULUongoye @UNILIMPIO @go2uj @WalterSisuluUni @MandelaUniSRC
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Maties medicine facility to become smoke-free campus in SA ewn.co.za/2018/08/15/maties-… via @EwnreporterNews @HealthZA @ygpillay @TobaccoFreeKids @ucanquit2 @tobac
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"The Global Fund is more than a new channel of funding," said Mr. Annan. "It is a signal that the world is willing to make a decisive move to reduce the burden of these major communicable diseases - the long-standing threats of TB & malaria, & most devastating threat, AIDS."
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The WHO finally recommends that patients in poor countries with drug resistant #TB get access to the most effective #MDRTB drugs up front, without having to go deaf and face daily injections first!! A victory for human rights! @StopTB @Media_AAD @uliwb @USAIDGH
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Mental Health Awareness Month - A mental illness is a disease that causes mild to severe disturbances in thought and/or behavior, resulting in an inability to cope with life’s ordinary demands and routines. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth @TheSADAG @GautengHealth @GovernmentZA
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