#Vote4Health | We asked 10 political parties what they would do about the #NHI Bill in the new parliament. Find out here what they told us:

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SA’s medicines regulator is developing a new initiative to stem the misuse of codeine, an opioid drug which is found in certain pain relief medicines and cough mixtures, but which people also frequently use in large doses to get high. | Jesse Copelyn

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#Rwanda / #DRCongo

The EU has urged Rwanda to cease its support for the M23, yet its military collaboration with Kigali continues unabated. Meanwhile, M23 is seizing entire towns and villages, killing with impunity, and displacing over a million people.

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While the EU have criticized Rwanda for supporting an insurgency in east DRC, that hasn't stopped them from providing the Rwandan government with military assistance and massive new support packages. Find out more in my latest for African Arguments. africanarguments.org/2024/04/europe…

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Shared thoughts on Rwanda w/ Jesse Copelyn.

'Daniel Levine-Spound...argues that part of the reluctance to cut Rwanda off comes from the fact that the country 'has effectively marketed itself as a reliable partner for a number of international actors.''

An Excellent article by Jesse Copelyn about the rise in heroin use in South Africa and misinformation about #heroin , #nyaope #unga
TB HIV Care Central Drug Authority UNAIDS Eastern & Southern Africa SANAC NACOSA UN Office on Drugs & Crime IDPC The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) SciCom
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#MustRead Heroin use has increased markedly in South Africa with between 215,000 and 425,000 using it daily. Jesse Copelyn analyses the drivers of the crisis, the policies that could help curb it, and those that could make it even worse. spotlightnsp.co.za/2024/04/17/sa-…

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Check out my latest piece, based on Public Eye new data on sugar in Nestlé's products for toddlers in South Africa.

[WATCH] It has emerged that some ceramic plates and bowels bought from some of the biggest chain stores in the country have glaze on them that includes lead. Lead exposure according to the WHO causes among others anaemia, and hypertension. Jesse Copelyn elaborates.

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Always good to see our work in the Times. Jesse Copelyn

Just in: Part 2 of Jesse Copelyn’s excellent series on lead poisoning in SA and across the world, this time putting the spotlight on kitchenware spotlightnsp.co.za/2023/11/28/lea… SAMRC @healthza ICH Library Wits Faculty of Health Sciences @who Francois Venter SECTION27

Just published: What is behind the shockingly high estimated number of deaths linked to lead poisoning? Part 1 of 2 in a series by Jesse Copelyn spotlightnsp.co.za/2023/11/21/in-… @who @healthza ICH Library Wits Faculty of Health Sciences SAMRC Francois Venter SECTION27

The role of mental health has grown in HIV policy over the years. But is there a case to add people who suffer from severe mental health conditions to the key population groups? I spoke to experts in my latest piece. bhekisisa.org/article/2023-1…

Just published: A deep dive on what government is doing to reduce medicines stockouts and whether it is working spotlightnsp.co.za/2023/10/31/in-… @tac SECTION27 Southern African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHCS) @healthza yogan pillay Francois Venter SANAC Linda-Gail Bekker UCT Division of Public Health Medicine Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Stop Stock-outs