Presentation: Health-e’s citizen journalism programme
Delivered at a 2013 meeting of the Budget Expenditure Monitoring Forum, this presentation provides an overview of Health-e's OurHealth citizen journalism programme.
2013
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Sex work a dangerous job in Ermelo
Sex workers in Ermelo, Mpumalanga pay a high price for financial freedom.
“Depression was a white people’s illness”
When a doctor told Bandile Maseko* he was suffering from depression, Maseko refused to believe it. Then things went from bad to worse.
Pharmacy interns help out at Soshanguve
University of Limpopo (UL) pharmacy students find out what the future holds as they begin practical work at a Soshanguve Clinic.
“Drugs are a nuclear bomb”
With nyaope addiction, death comes suddenly and unexpectedly, says one former addict.
The secrets to aging gracefully
OurHealth spoke to three senior citizens from Mofolo North, Soweto to get their tips for staying healthy in their twilight years.
Earlier HIV treatment could save South Africa money
Starting HIV patients on antiretrovirals (ARV) earlier may save South Africa money in the short-term, but doctors caution such a move may risk patients.
Statement: Coalition responds to EC Dept. of Health
Documents presented to Parliament's Standing Committee on Health by the Eastern Cape Health Crisis Coalition.
Strokes affecting younger patients
A Johannesburg father talks about how a stroke changed his teenage daughter’s life.
Experts call for urgent regulation of e-cigarettes
Lung health experts from around the world issued a warning about the potential health impact of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems and called for urgent regulation of these products.
‘Cigarette displays aimed at children’
Draft regulations to limit in-store tobacco displays are drawing heat but are key to cutting childhood smoking rates, says one expert.
Patients accuse Limpopo clinic of unfair treatment
Limpopo patients have accused health workers of preferential treatment for family and friends.
Champion of albinism leads by example
When Rapson Mbilu Rambuwani was born with albinism, community members urged his parents to kill him. Today, he’s become a champion for people with the condition.
Teenage pregnancies in Limpopo worrying
Poverty and a lack of access to education are fuelling teen pregnancies and high HIV rates among young people, according to Vhembe health officials in Limpopo.
Kites lift mental health to new horizons
Learners from one of the Cape's oldest centres for children with mental disabilities recently spent a day out with kite enthusiasts ahead of Cape Town’s annual International Kite Festival.