This week, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa
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Op-Ed: Hepatitis Is the Test of Africa’s Health Sovereignty
Dr Jean Kaseya
This week, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) released the Operational Toolkit for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B. It is a deliberately practical document. Treatment algorithms. Liver fibrosis assessment. Clinical decision support for a nurse in a district facility where the nearest specialist is
Initiation Season: Traditional Nurses On The Frontline In The Eastern Cape
Tembile Sgqolana
For five weeks this winter, Health-e News freelance contributor Tembile Sgqolana regularly visited an initiation school in Komani, Eastern Cape, where his son was undergoing initiation. He saw first-hand how much responsibility falls on the amakhankatha, or traditional nurses, who care for initiates around the clock. His observations in this
On the brink of hunger: ‘I sell sex and chicken feet to feed my children’
Lerato Kodisang
In the first part of our Hungry For Change series, Health-e News shares the story of a Johannesburg mother who turned to sex work to feed her three young children. Her youngest was hospitalised with malnutrition earlier this year. A Johannesburg mother of three says she sells chicken feet on
Hungry For Change: Health-e News reports on South Africa’s hunger crisis in an 8-part series
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South Africa is facing a hunger crisis. This is according to recent submissions by advocacy groups to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)’s Inquiry into the country’s food system. The first phase of the inquiry was held in March this year, and heard evidence from civil society organisations and
“I regret my decision” – Mom’s 8-Year Old Hospitalised After Circumcision By Suspended Doctor
Moyahabo Mabeba
A Limpopo mother from Maleboho says she regrets taking her eight-year-old son for circumcision at a make-shift surgery that left him with septic wounds and hospitalised for a week. Doris Mosena, from Slaaphoek village in the Maleboho area, says she paid R500 to have her son, Thapelo circumcised on 22
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Op-Ed: Hepatitis Is the Test of Africa’s Health Sovereignty
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Initiation Season: Traditional Nurses On The Frontline In The Eastern Cape
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When hunger hits, Limpopo widower tells children to drink water and have faith
In the second part of our Hungry For Change series, Health-e News shares