12 November 2007 – Health

Today we had an interview with Dr. Krish Vallabhjee who told us a bit more about Extreme Drug Resistant (XDR) TB. TB is a major problem in South Africa. It is killing more South Africans than in any other time in our history. This should actually not be the case as TB is a completely curable disease. Some believe that TB only occurs in poor communities – but this is not true as anyone can get TB. For more information you can contact the Department of Health’s Communication department on 021 483 3235.

Eric Ruerts the General Manager of Novo Nordisk joined us to speak about the recent launch of The Changing Diabetes Bus which is visiting different areas in the country to educate people about diabetes. The Changing Diabetes Bus is currently in Cape Town and the visit of the bus also coincides with the World Diabetes Day which is this Thursday. They will be offering free Diabetes screening that will include on the spot blood glucose testing, blood pressure checking and waist circumference measurements. On Thursday the bus will be at the Nyanga taxi rank as part of World Diabetes Day. For more information visit their website on www.changingdiabetesbus.co.za

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Lastly we spoke to Asanda Fongqo – Spokesperson for the Democratic Nurses Organisation of South Africa or DENOSA. He spoke to us about safety at Hospitals around the country. According to DENOSA the number of violent incidents occurring at hospitals around the country is shocking. Just recently a patient at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital was brutally shot and killed - just hours after this incident a nurse was attacked at the Pretoria Academic hospital. Asanda explained to listeners more about what needs to be done in addressing this issue. If you would like to know more - contact DENOSA on (012) 343 2315 or visit their website www.denosa.org.za

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