Zinto and the Sandton SPCA promote the humane treatment of animals: The Zinto Marketing Group (Zinto) together with the Sandton SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) will embark on an edutainment roadshow from the 4th to 7th July 2016. Taking place at the animal rescue centre in Marlboro, it will introduce children from Alexandra Township to its educational … [Read more...] about Zinto and the Sandton SPCA promote the humane treatment of animals
TREATMENT
Sending texts to hypertension patients may help them stick to treatment | The Conversation
Sending texts to hypertension patients may help them stick to treatment: Mobile technology can help people adhere to treatment regimes. shutterstockEach year more than nine million people die as a result of high blood pressure, 80% of them in low- and middle-income countries. Hypertension is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular diseases such as strokes, heart attacks … [Read more...] about Sending texts to hypertension patients may help them stick to treatment | The Conversation
How DNA holds the key to improving drug-resistant TB treatment | The Conversation
ShutterstockTuberculosis (TB) is one of the most deadly infectious diseases in the world. It is caused by a bacteria that infects and gradually destroys the lungs, and is transmitted by saliva, spread through coughing. More people die from TB than from HIV/AIDS. Despite this, there is currently no effective vaccine against TB, and most of the drugs that we use to treat it were … [Read more...] about How DNA holds the key to improving drug-resistant TB treatment | The Conversation
SA rolls out HIV treatment, ARVs to sex workers
South Africa has launched Africa’s first plan to prevent and treat HIV among sex workers. South Africa will soon begin providing HIV treatment to HIV-positive sex workers upon diagnosis as part of its new announced national plan. Currently, most people living with HIV must wait until their CD4 counts – a measure of the immune […] The post SA rolls out HIV treatment, ARVs … [Read more...] about SA rolls out HIV treatment, ARVs to sex workers
Industrial Waste and Effluent Treatment Opportunities – 02 March
Industrial Waste and Effluent Treatment Opportunities - 02 March A South Africa Event on 2016-03-02 08:30:00 Join us for insightful workshop presented by eThekwini Water and Sanitation and Aquest Colsen on Industrial Waste and Effluent Treatment Opportunities Topics for the workshop. eThekwini Water and Sanitation: Increased need for additional on-site industrial … [Read more...] about Industrial Waste and Effluent Treatment Opportunities – 02 March
