Heroin trade prospers in plain sight
The “thriving” heroin trade, estimated to be worth billions on rands, is being worsened by outdated drug policies and the neglect of marginalised communities.
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Amy Green
Urban-rural inequalities will hamper a successful NHI
Rural areas bear the brunt of healthcare worker shortages and this inequality needs to be solved, before any form of National Health Insurance (NHI) is possible.
Read More »Urban-rural inequalities will hamper a successful NHIWorld Health Day: Healers face burnout
In just three months at least three South African anaesthesiologists have taken their lives, reported the South African Society of Anaesthesiologist’s (SASA) Natalie Zimmelman who said the profession was facing a mental health crisis.
Read More »World Health Day: Healers face burnoutAutism: Why aren’t we aware?
Early diagnosis, research and education are the top priorities for South Africa this World Autism Day (2 April). Many are unaware of the condition, despite it affecting up to 2% of people on the planet.
Read More »Autism: Why aren’t we aware?Sugar industry job loss claims are premature – Treasury
It is premature for the sugar industry to claim that the sugary drinks tax is causing job losses, according to Treasury.
Read More »Sugar industry job loss claims are premature – TreasuryTB patients still shunned by families
Despite South Africa being the only country in the world to make a new TB drug available to all who have drug-resistant TB, many TB patients are still avoided by their families.
Read More »TB patients still shunned by familiesShorter cure for resistant TB
Drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) can be cured in less than half the time, cutting costs and improving the chances that patients will complete the gruelling treatment, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Read More »Shorter cure for resistant TBHealth department accused of xenophobia
After a second provincial circular came to light instructing health facilities to charge non-citizens in full for services, the National Department of Health (NDoH) has vehemently denied it is fuelling xenophobic sentiments.
Read More »Health department accused of xenophobiaNew HIV drug safe with preventive TB meds
A new blockbuster HIV drug is safe in combination with a shorter and more effective prescription to prevent deadly tuberculosis (TB), according to breaking research from South Africa.
Read More »New HIV drug safe with preventive TB medsHavoc for foreigners after DoH ‘mistake’
The National Department of Health (NDoH) has distanced itself from an unconstitutional directive it issued to provincial heads of department nearly two months ago instructing that all non-South African citizens pay in full for all health services.
Read More »Havoc for foreigners after DoH ‘mistake’Despite a cervical cancer vaccine, challenges remain
Cervical cancer could be eliminated by the end of this century, thanks to a preventative vaccine. But ignorance is a major barrier to the rollout of the vaccine in South Africa, where the disease is the deadliest cancer for women.
Read More »Despite a cervical cancer vaccine, challenges remain‘Soda taxes work’
Sugary drink consumption has been slashed by more than half, three years after the city of Berkeley introduced a levy on these products.
Read More »‘Soda taxes work’Sickened by stigma: Queer link to weight
Women who are attracted to women are more at risk of obesity while gay men tend to be underweight, according to breaking research from the United Kingdom (UK) suggesting experiencing stigma is to blame.
Read More »Sickened by stigma: Queer link to weightAnti-vaxxers & the return of measles: Is SA immune?
Measles outbreaks are devastating countries across the globe, linked to a massive drop in vaccination rates. The World Health Organisation has raised the alarm and ranked ‘vaccine hesitancy’ as one of the top 10 threats to public health everywhere. Is South Africa immune? HEALTH-E NEWS’ Amy Green reports.
Read More »Anti-vaxxers & the return of measles: Is SA immune?Two women vs ‘big pharma’ to fight TB
One hails from Mumbai and the other from Khayelitsha but the pair has teamed up after surviving the planet’s deadliest infectious disease; tuberculosis (TB). Toxic treatment robbed both women of their hearing and a newer, safer, drug is unaffordable leaving many people with the choice between deafness or death.
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