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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Domestic abuse: Teens give brutal firsthand accounts
Esau Dlamini
The holiday season can be a particularly dangerous time for those experiencing gender-based violence. One NGO reported a 57 percent increase in calls for help during South Africa’s 2020 festive period. The TEARS foundation says it received 43 000 gender-based violence-related calls in December 2020. Sadly, children are the ones
Communication barriers limit health care for impaired patients
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Every patient deserves to feel comfortable and able to speak to health service providers in a language they most understand. However, this isn’t always possible for visually or speech impaired individuals who need Braille and sign language to communicate. Health-e News chatted to some people who are living with these
HIV/AIDS activist: ‘Let’s focus on adolescent girls, young women’
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
Adolescent girls and young women have a higher chance of being affected by HIV/AIDS and if not prioritised, the goal of eradicating HIV by 2030, will remain nothing but a fantasy. So says Kenyan-based activist, Irene Ogeta. “The world’s biggest population is young people. Adolescent girls are disproportionally affected by
The dark side of birth – obstetric violence is a form of GBV
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Many pregnant mothers in South Africa have experienced a form of obstetric violence – a specific type of violation of women’s rights in medical practice during health care related to the child birth. At 23, *Nthateng discovered that she was pregnant. She went into labour at 2pm and her partner
Fight the Christmas bulge: Chef Nzimande shares her thoughts
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It’s that time of the year when family members get together and cook up a storm and shop until they drop – all in the name of the festive season. Health-e News caught up with professional chef Jabu Nzimande for some tips on how to eat healthy without too many
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