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[WATCH] Sipho Dlamini once used the streets to score drugs. Now he walks those same streets to help others get clean. From sharing needles to sharing his story, this is what lived experience can do. #addictionrecovery #HealthNews #youth
[WATCH] Sipho Dlamini once used the streets to score drugs.![]()
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What began in 2010 as a way to escape emotional pain became a dangerous spiral for Sipho Dlamini.![]()
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He started using drugs, unaware of the risks. Years later, he was injecting and living with HIV from shared needles.![]()
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“It was a dark time in my life,” he says. 💔![]()
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But through a local awareness programme, Sipho found a way out. He quit drugs, got support, and started turning his life around.![]()
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Today, he’s an activist, going door-to-door to help young people who are still caught in addiction. 💪🏾 ![]()
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#HealthNews #addictionrecovery #youth
In 2010, Sipho Dlamini started using drugs. He didn’t realise how much it would cost him.![]()
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Years later, he was injecting drugs and had contracted HIV from shared needles.![]()
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“It was a dark time in my life.”![]()
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But support from a local awareness programme gave him a way out.![]()
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He got clean and found purpose.![]()
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Today, he’s walking through the streets of KwaMashu, not as a user, but as an activist. ![]()
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Find out more at the link in bio. 🔗
It’s that time of the year where South Africans are taking out the winter blankets that were stored in the wardrobe. 🥶 ![]()
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It’s cold and wet, and you’ve decided to get the flu jab. 😷 💉 ![]()
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But then you still fall sick after recieving it, so you think: It must be the reason why. 🤔 ![]()
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Some say the vaccine gave them flu, others say it doesn’t work at all. But what’s the actual purpose of the flu shot and how’s it supposed to work? 🤷🏾♀️![]()
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@mvuyo_m from the @nicd_sa breaks it down.![]()
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Keep an eye on our page as we continue to break down misunderstood health information you might of heard of, with the help of experts!![]()
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#WinterisHere #Flu #FluSeason
![[SWIPE] Lenacapavir is coming to South Africa!
This twice-a-year HIV prevention injection will be offered to young women and high-risk individuals.
Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, revealed this during the budget vote speech, where he laid out a plan to reverse austerity, employ thousands of health workers, and fix basic hospital infrastructure.
Find out more at the link in bio.](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MzQwMTo3OQ==-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTAwMCA1NjAiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjU2MCIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4= "Health E News 74")
![[WATCH] New figures from Johannesburg show a 31% decline in diagnoses and a 30% drop in treatment starts in just three months.
The numbers are tied to the abrupt ending of PEPFAR-funded services earlier this year, support that once helped the city reach thousands through HIV testing, counselling, and care.
Without it, many clinics are stretched thin. Community testing has slowed. Programmes for children and families have been interrupted.
Find out more at the link in bio via @nelisiwe_og 🔗](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MzQxNToxMDA=-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTAwMCA1NjAiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjU2MCIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4= "Health E News 75")
![[WATCH] Sipho Dlamini once used the streets to score drugs.
Now he walks those same streets to help others get clean. From sharing needles to sharing his story, this is what lived experience can do.
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addiction recovery, health news, addiction, youth, KwaMashu, South Africa](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MzQ2MzoxMTk=-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTAwMCA1NjAiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjU2MCIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4= "Health E News 78")
![[SWIPE] In Gauteng, people are waiting months, sometimes a year for an MRI scan.
Some of them are living with undiagnosed neurological conditions, injuries or tumours.
The public health system is overwhelmed and a diagnostic scan that should take days is now taking months.
This isn’t just about broken equipment. It’s about what happens when the system doesn’t catch you in time.
Full story at the link in bio via @yoliswasobuwa #gautenghealth #healthnews #mriscan](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MzU2OToxMzA=-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTAwMCA1NjAiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjU2MCIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4= "Health E News 83")
![[WATCH] For over 30 years, the people of Tshiame B, a township near Harrismith in the Free State, have been living with raw sewage spilling into their streets and homes.
Manthabiseng Mdakane says she’s been cleaning and reporting the sewage leaks since 1995. Residents say the pipes, installed in the ‘90s, were never big enough to support the community.
Now, families dig trenches to try and redirect the waste themselves.
Some, like Manthodi Tsotetsi, believe the constant exposure cost her mother her life.
Environmental health officer Maleshoane Mohapi warns that exposure to sewage can cause serious illness, and the pollution can affect entire water sources.
The municipality says upgrades are in progress. But after 30 years, residents have lost trust.
Link in bio to find out more.](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MzYwMzo3NQ==-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTAwMCA1NjAiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjU2MCIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4= "Health E News 85")
![[SWIPE] Drug Awareness Week: Unemployment, hopelessness, and poverty have created the perfect storm for addiction to thrive in Botshabelo, Free State; a reflection of a broader pattern seen across the country.
Meet Teboho* who dropped out of school in Grade 10. With no qualifications, no work, and no support, he turned to drugs. First cannabis, then meth. Now he works as a self-appointed porter at the local mall. On good days, shoppers give him a few coins. On bad days, desperation leads him to steal.
He’s not alone. Sipho*, another 24-year-old, uses his R370 social relief grant to fund his drug use. Both say sobriety is painful, it reminds them of a future they no longer believe in.
Link in bio to find out more. 🔗](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MzY1NTo4MA==-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTAwMCA1NjAiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjU2MCIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4= "Health E News 88")
![[SWIPE] Opinion: Young people are getting cancer more often and it’s not just genetics.
Recent global studies show a rise in early-onset cancers (diagnosed under age 50), especially breast and colon cancer.
🌍One global report shows a 79% rise since the 1990s.
🇨🇦 Canada: Breast cancer in women in their 20s up by 46%.
🇿🇦 SA: Dr Fatima Hoosain, a breast and thyroid cancer surgeon has seen a 30% increase in women under 40 with breast cancer.
Most of them don’t carry a genetic mutation, and many faced delays in diagnosis because they don’t qualify for screenings yet.
Dr Hoosain, says lifestyle, stress, and diet could also be playing a role and we need more research.
Link in bio for more.](data:image/svg+xml;nitro-empty-id=MzY3Nzo2Nw==-1;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgMTAwMCA1NjAiIHdpZHRoPSIxMDAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjU2MCIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj48L3N2Zz4= "Health E News 89")
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