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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GBV survivors three times more likely to consider suicide
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More than half of South African women have experienced gender-based violence (GBV) and the impact on their mental health is devastating. Studies show that these survivors are three times more likely to contemplate suicide as an outlet. GBV is a violation that has a social and developmental impact on survivors.
Vaccine mandates: ‘Important public health interventions by government’
Lilita Gcwabe
Vaccine mandates create situations that compel people to get vaccinated by limiting their access to particular services or activities, but still leave individuals with the choice to get vaccinated or not. COVID-19 vaccine mandates should be considered important and effective public health interventions by government, but individuals would still have
More children under five being hospitalised
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Pfizer is expected to make an application to SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) early next year to have its COVID-19 vaccine administered to children under 12. This emerged during the National Health Department’s update on South Africa’s preparations for the fourth wave of COVID-19. Health authorities have noticed a
Social fathers: Male family members step into dad role
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The absence of a father in South African families is fast becoming a norm as more male family members take on the role of ‘social fathers’. A study, State of South Africa’s Fathers (SOSAF) 2021, revealed that at least 41% of children co-reside with men who are not their biological
Shelters: Access not a given for LGBTQIA+ members
Lilita Gcwabe
The Human Rights Watch Organization (HRW) revealed that shelters differ in whom they accept as residents, meaning many groups, like members of the LGBTQIA+ community, are excluded from having a roof over their heads. Groups like undocumented migrants, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and women with older male children, were
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