Amy Green

Health journalist & editor. Dancer. Rhodes. Tekano Fellow: #ODAAT
M&G: & Spotlight: @amyzingreen

[Spotlight @SpotlightNSP]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: What you need to know about SA's rising #obesity levels & the meds that may help make a difference. @SECTION27news @HealthZA
@heala_SA @ncdalliance @AmyZinGreen @MRCza
@UCTHealthSci @WitsHealthFac
@FrancoisVenter3 @PublicHealthSA
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@AmyZinGreen asks where these new meds should fit into SA’s response to rising levels of #obesity. @HealthZA @FosterMohale @PHMSA1 @DiabetesSA @stevenstowel @ncdalliance @NovoNordiskSA @KwaraKekana

[Amy Green @AmyZinGreen]

@heala_SA @LawrenceMbalat1 I'm trying to get hold of someone from Heala, could you please send me a contact? Number on your web page isn't getting me through to you. Thanks

[Daily Maverick @dailymaverick]

Health Department deputy director-general Dr Nicholas Crisp has condemned the decision to host a vocal opponent of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines in the Western Cape parliament as ‘irresponsible’. The vaccine views of British cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra have... https://t.co/VHqEmbHOFD

[Daily Maverick @dailymaverick]

South Africa’s HPV vaccination programme has by all accounts been a resounding success over the past decade, likely helping to prevent many cases of cervical cancer. But the programme has suffered major setbacks due to Covid-related disruptions. In ... https://t.co/WjWpVUMvem

[Spotlight @SpotlightNSP]

SPOTLIGHT on SA's national #HPV campaign. @SECTION27news
@TAC @AmyZinGreen
@Cancer_ZA @SalomeMeyer1 @HealthZA @CCAENetwork
@WitsRHI
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[Salome Meyer @SalomeMeyer1]

@SpotlightNSP @AmyZinGreen Focus should be on a dedicated Elimination Strategy for CACx focussing in 3 pillars as set out by @WHO @HealthZA needs to act to put this in place. @PresidencyZA @Cancer_ZA #CloseTheCareGap to #leavenoonebehind

[Francois Venter @FrancoisVenter3]

Perfectly put. And as @kerrycullinan11 put it, "a shabby little liar". With a long track record doing exactly that. @DrAseemMalhotra I think @CatVonDont had some advice for you?

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JUST IN: The state of SA’s #HPV #vaccination programme in 2023. @SECTION27news @TAC @_SRJC @HealthZA @CIatUCT @SAHIVSoc @HPVRoundtable @WHOAFRO @CANSA @Cancer_ZA @SalomeMeyer1 @UCTHealthSci @WitsRHI @rene_sparks @SineadDelany @LindaGailBekker
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In addition to getting it back on track, some argue #vaccine eligibility should be expanded to include boys as well as older girls and women newly infected with #HIV. @AmyZinGreen takes stock of the country’s HPV vaccination efforts.

[Daily Maverick @dailymaverick]

South Africa’s HIV testing programme has been a huge success over the last decade, largely due to the use of rapid tests. Now, the introduction of a new generation of rapid tests may offer some benefits over the current tests, but the picture is ... https://t.co/HlUENcPFF0

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In-depth: Should SA invest in the latest HIV tests? https://t.co/eH4KdjUrVI
@SECTION27news @TAC @HealthZA @Foster_Mohale @nicd_sa @eftyv @FrancoisVenter3 @DTHF_SA @LindaGailBekker @GmyworldG @SA_AIDSCOUNCIL @iasociety @think_tb_hiv @tchidarikire @UCTHealthSci @nicd_sa @WitsRHI

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SPOTLIGHT: Should SA invest in latest #HIV tests?
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[Mobilize @Mobilize_ZA]

This what we like to see! #GetVaccinatedNow and become a #VaccineAmbassador today.

#VaccineRollOutSA
#VaccinateToSaveSouthAfrica

[Graeme Meintjes @graemein]

“As for us nurses, just imagine having to send at least eight people to a mortuary a day and go back to your family. What does that do to your family? What does that do to the next patient you have to nurse? Worse, what does that do to your very soul?”
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[News24 🇿🇦 @News24]

https://t.co/By0KBr5HQV | Healthcare workers in the third wave: 'We are living in the shadows of death' https://t.co/qKFMxUk1SQ

[Health-e News @HealtheNews]

This #AfricanTraditionalMedicineWeek we profile Thandukuthula Khambule, affectionately known as “PIMPDLOZI”, who is not only a traditional healer, but also an entrepreneur and self-confessed fashionista: https://t.co/6lGjMaIBgE By @PammyFavoured @THO_Healers #tradtionalmedicine

[Health-e News @HealtheNews]

Youngsters from Limpopo say they are ready to line up for the jab as government opens its #COVID19 vaccination rollout to individuals aged between 18 to 34: https://t.co/GgPKWZS4Vn #covid19SA @COVID_19_ZA @HealthLimpopo @CovidCommsSA @CovidCoalition @RHAPnews @ruraldentistSA

[Mobilize @Mobilize_ZA]

Are you worried about vaccine safety during and post-pregnancy? Don't be. Read this article for more.

#VaccineSafety
#StopTheSpread
#GetVaccinatedNow

[Health-e News @HealtheNews]

A group of bikers in Mpumalanga have joined forces with the province’s health department to encourage people to get the #COVID19 jab: https://t.co/3FEy2F31ij @COVID_19_ZA @MpuHealth1 @CovidCommsSA @CovidCoalition #covid19SA #CovidVaccine #COVIDVaccination