Health
Africa’s miners face new TB threat as pandemic disrupts treatment – Sight Magazine
Vama Jele’s heart dropped every time he heard that another migrant miner home from South Africa had died from tuberculosis due to skipping treatment under lockdown….
27 October 2020
KIM HARRISBERG
Ermelo, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation
Vama Jele’s heart dropped every time he heard that another migrant miner home from South Africa had died from tuberculosis due to skipping treatment under lockdown. In just four months, it happened 60 times.
When COVID-19 shut South Africa’s mines, workers from Jele’s homeland eSwatini and other neighbouring nations rushed home – disrupting TB care for thousands of miners at high risk from the disease due to weakened…
-
General18 hours agoARIA Awards 2025 winners: Amyl & The Sniffers and Ninajirachi dominate
-
Noosa News18 hours agoPolice officer who tracked Toyah Cordingley’s phone gives evidence at Rajwinder Singh’s murder trial
-
General20 hours agoPerth man charged after investigation into organised crime and tobacco store attacks
-
General9 hours agoSmall-town cleaner finds himself in legal battle with EnduroShield over product packaging