Community health organisations and activists say female condoms are scarce,
Health-e News is a non-profit health newsroom, reporting on the health issues that affect the millions who depend on public healthcare. We put patients and communities at the centre of every story. Read our work for free. Share it widely. Support it if you can.
LATEST
Grassroots Social Determinants of Health Reporting Project, funded by Tekano
NEWS
Mpox treatment only for those with severe complications
Yoliswa Sobuwa
Most mpox cases are treated symptomatically, with common symptoms including a painful rash, fever, headache, muscle aches, and swollen glands.
Imposter ‘doctor’ arrested at Tembisa Hospital was a patient 3 weeks backÂ
Yoliswa Sobuwa
The bogus doctor arrested at Tembisa Tertiary Hospital on Tuesday night was a patient at the facility just last month. Gauteng health department tells Health-e News that a preliminary investigation reveals that the 37-year-old woman was caught in the same ward she was admitted in as a patient from 23
New report highlights the profound impact of climate change on children’s health and educationÂ
Yoliswa Sobuwa
Extreme weather events like floods, heatwaves, and droughts disrupt daily life, displacing families, destroying infrastructure, and limiting access to essential services such as healthcare and education.
Residents in remote villages of Amathole district in EC share water with animals, carcasses
Yoliswa Sobuwa
Amathole District Municipality, responsible for water provision, claims significant progress, but many areas, including Mnquma’s ward 28, still lack bulk water infrastructure. Interim measures include drilling boreholes and constructing storage tanks, with the project currently 40% complete.
Health-e reporting helps Polokwane man get nose surgery after 10 years
Oratile Kekana
Twenty-one-year-old Ismail van Schalkwyk says the surgery has changed his life.
NEWS
MULTIMEDIA
What should your medicines cost?
Did you know that medicine prices are regulated in South Africa?
Disclaimer: The medicine price registry was developed by OpenUp. Health-e News does not maintain the registry, so unfortunately, we are unable to respond to queries.
Check Medicine PricesOPINION
FEATURES
MOST READ
Safer sex, limited choices – Female condoms are scarce while tongue and finger condoms remain hard to find
Limpopo teen says religious objection at clinic drove her to unsafe abortion
Limpopo: An 18-year-old from rural Limpopo says she was denied
Op-ed: SA government’s delay in Intellectual Property reform 12 years after dangerous ‘PharmaGate’ plot
To protect people’s right to healthcare, the South African government
Measles Cases Rising in South Africa: What You Need To Know
What is measles and why is it in the news?