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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Health-e News is proud to announce that our Lilita Gcwabe is a runner-up in the Gauteng Regional Vodacom Journalist of the Year for her story ‘Fighting for a breath of fresh, clean air Mpumalanga Highveld communities take on government’ – Health-e News Author Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla Bibi-Aisha is an award-winning journalist
‘Differently-abled people deserve good lives,’ says activist
Lilita Gcwabe
An activist, who has first-hand experience, believes differently-abled people should get to enjoy life like ‘normal people’ as the country continues to mark Disability Rights Awareness month. Khuselwa Mkhosana, 32, is an activist for what she terms “uniquely-abled” people. She has been living as an amputee since she was six
Two people die from heatstroke in Free State
Molefi Sompane
Two people died in two separate incidents as a result of the current heatwave being experienced in Mangaung in the Free State. In the first incident, a man was standing in a line to get his social relief distress grant at a post office in Botshabelo. Witnesses said the man
COVID-19 pandemic: Single mothers bear the biggest brunt
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a crippling effect on all women globally across every sphere; from health to the economy, security to social protection, and escalated poverty levels. However, few will argue that if it’s been tough for anybody, single mothers take first place. Mrs Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the former Executive
Vax Champs fight hesitancy
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
The vax champs campaign will counter false information about COVID-19 spread on social media. The health department said that widespread misinformation discourages South Africans from vaccinating. Campaign coordinator Pauline Maketa believes that speaking to ‘vax champs’ would encourage those who are hesitant. Speak to vaccinated people you trust “Many people
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