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OurHealth is a project that trains and supports local activists and aspiring health journalists. Our citizen journalists (CJs)  live in rural and poorly-covered areas in South Africa, and report on health issues affecting their communities.

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Free State doctor survives shooting, robbery at hospital living quarters

A doctor at Manapo Hospital in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State, was shot and wounded during a robbery in the doctors’ living quarters.

Patients at Free State clinics say doctors only visit once a year  

Communities are calling for the government to prioritise primary healthcare services and ensure that doctors are available in clinics.
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Free State doctor planning to leave the country ‘because of NHI’

Many fear that the NHI will lead to a mass exodus of healthcare workers.
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Moretele clinics face chronic shortage of medicine 

Clinics in Moretele in the North West province are facing a chronic shortage of essential medicines.

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Dr Chat GPT: Can AI improve healthcare in Africa?

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Upholding public health over tobacco industry interference: is government doing enough?

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Unemployed doctor in Mpumalanga speaks out about the dire situation

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Living in the shadow of hope: the story of Ramaphosa Informal Settlements

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Lack of knowledge and awareness make rare diseases hard to spot and treat

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Drinking all day a hazardous pastime for rural grannies in Limpopo

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Flu cases are on the rise in SA: What you should know

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Cough syrup recall: What is diethylene glycol and what happens when you drink it?

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Vaginal discharge: expert tells us what’s normal, what’s not and when to worry 

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Medical aid body unpacks the flaws in the NHI Act as it prepares legal challenge 

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Cough syrup recall: What is diethylene glycol and what happens when you drink it?

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Social media for sex education: South African teens explain how it would help them

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Hunger and mental health: study looks at how families cope with food insecurity

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Trial results shows that new treatment for a common STI is on the horizon  

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