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On-site residence facility to keep medical students safe
The newly renovated residence facility solves numerous challenges faced in the health care sector in northern Gauteng.
People, policy and politics: Soweto residents weigh in on the NHI
As it stands, the National Health Insurance is both contentious and revered. In Gauteng, both citizens and government workers attempt to sort fact from fiction.
Waste pickers at tremendous health risk
Although banned by some municipalities, collecting waste from local landfills is huge business, but it can be detrimental to the waste picker’s health.
Second wave of hormone shortage a crisis in SA transgender community
Health issues faced by the South African transgender community often go unnoticed, like the current scarcity of a necessary hormone that many need to survive, the community says.
What can be done to reduce gender-based violence?
Limpopo-based non-profit organisations (NPOs) share solutions to lessen the alarming statistics in Vhembe.
#LifeEsidimeni: How long is the road to justice?
It’s been two years since the beginning of the historic arbitration. We take you on the journey of seeking justice for the deaths of 144 mental health patients.
Izwi Lami Survivors Support
Access our Survivor’s Support Map which provides a directory of shelters, hospitals, clinics and Thuthuzela centres for survivor’s of sexual assault There are shelters that assist survivors with accommodation in times of need. The Thuthuzela Care Centres are rape care centres linked to hospitals where survivors can receive counselling and a medical examination after the rape. And there are 24 hour clinics and hospitals where survivors can visit for medical care if they are too far away from a Thuthuzela centre.
