We have the tools to end TB. But is our health system organised and financed in a way that allows those tools to reach the people who need them most.
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International Women’s Day: This disabled female farmer won’t be held back
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
This International Women’s Day (IWD) wheelchair bound farmer, Lydia Nemafhohoni, wants other disabled women to know they can break the biases they face.  Left paralysed by a bout of childhood polio, she fights a double bias: for being disabled and for being a woman. Now she’s on a mission to
Gauteng finally pays 53 medical interns
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The Department of Health narrowly avoided court action after announcing on Monday it had finally paid 53 junior doctors, serving internships at public hospitals in Gauteng their January and February salaries. The appointment process for three other junior doctors is still underway subject to the conclusion of the administrative issues,
COVID-19 vaccine has no lasting impact on menstruation
Lilita Gcwabe
An expert in reproductive health has given women peace of mind as myths continue to do the rounds during the ongoing pandemic – the COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t affect your menstrual cycle. Professor Helen Rees, head of the Reproductive Health and HIV Institute at Wits, is also the chair of the
World Birth Defects Day: Parents gripped by superstitious fear
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
As the globe marks World Birth Defects Day today, many South African mothers and fathers are still gripped by fear based on superstitions and myths. Frustrated by this trend, a Limpopo doctor is educating parents about birth defects to empower them to accept their children’s conditions, and follow medical advice.
Healthcare: Homeless people falling through the cracks
Lilita Gcwabe
Homeless people are falling through the cracks due to gaps in the delivery of basic health services, especially mental healthcare, in South Africa. Figures from 2020 suggest that at least 15 000 people don’t have a roof over their heads in Johannesburg. Numbers for the rest of the country remain
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