07 July - Health

In today's health show we spoke to Sister Sheryl Mains – From the Karl Bremer Hospital. We were talking about Family Planning. Family planning programs help millions of people, providing reproductive health care that saves lives, avoids unintended pregnancies, and offers more choices. For more information contact your nearest family planning center or clinic. That Interview was brought to you by the National Department of Health and Funded by the European Union.

Professor Lynette Denny - From the Khayelitsha Cervical Cancer Screening Project also joined us on the line to talk about a new vaccine that has been discovered and is believed that it can prevent cervical cancer. The vaccine is expected to be able to prevent at least 70% of the cases of cervical cancer. It is designed to enhance the immune response and increase the duration of protection against cancer-causing virus types. Cervical Cancer is one of the most common cancers in women in South Africa and particularly prevalent in black women. Professor explained more about this new vaccine. For more information contact the Khayelitsha Cervical Cancer Screening Project on (021) 361 0853 or (021) 361 3576.

We closed off the show with an interview with Dr Sindeep Bhana - An Endocrinologist at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. We were talking about the “Restore the Man” Campaign that aims to provide innovative and holistic solutions that promote men’s health. Men’s health is more than ever in the focus of the public discussion. But it needs an even more proactive approach to discuss with men specific health issues. ‘Restore the Man’ encourages healthcare providers, men together with their partners, to recognize that “Male” health issues such as erectile dysfunction and testosterone deficiency syndrome share common underlying conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, abdominal obesity and hypertension. Dr Bhana explained more about the “Restore the Man” Campaign. For more information contact (011) 465 3596 or email questions and comments to men@medicineandyou.co.za

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