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Health-e News journalist recognised

Health-e News reporter recognised at journalism awards

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

Phelophepa train brings hope to Mpumalanga residents

Phelophepa train brings hope to Mpumalanga residents

The Mpumalanga public healthcare system received a welcome boost with the arrival of the Transnet Phelophepa train in Mbombela this week. Health MEC, Ms Sasekani Manzini, welcomed the mobile clinic which is set to deliver much-needed medical services to residents living in rural areas. These mobile clinics travel to areas of South Africa where having only one doctor available for every 5000 people is nothing new. It runs for 36 weeks of the year and travels to 70 remote communities; bringing hope to citizens who are in need of access to healthcare facilities. Residents are delighted to be on board the Phelophepa train in a province where people have to wake up in the wee hours of the morning to start queueing for medical services at public clinics and hospitals. Residents happy to be on board Elinah Montane, from Msogwaba, which falls under the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, said she had

Mpumalanga bikers working with department of health in encouraging people to receive COVID-19 vaccines.

Mpumalanga bikers drive COVID-19 vaccine message

A group of bikers in Mpumalanga have joined forces with the province’s health department to encourage people to get the COVID-19 jab.
NPO Tsa Semzini donated over 1000 dignity packs to schoolgirls in Phake, Mpumalanga.

Mpumalanga NPO dishes out dignity packs to schoolgirls

In celebration of Women’s Month, NPO Tsa Semzini decided to return to the communities its members hail from to donate dignity packs consisting of feminine hygiene products to 1 000 schoolgirls.
Frontline healthcare workers have been the hardest hit during the COVID-19 wave.

Healthcare workers: “We are living in the shadows of death”

It’s been over a year since COVID-19 first hit South Africa. Since then, many people have been living in constant fear and many have lost loved ones. Frontline healthcare workers had no choice but to face their fears if they were to keep doing the life-saving work they were trained for. Amy Green, for Spotlight and Health-e News, and colleagues explore the emotional toll that South Africa’s third wave of COVID-19 is taking on healthcare workers.
South Africans are suffering from severe psychosocial stress.

Op-ed: Psychosocial support during times of unrest and other trauma

South Africans are suffering from severe psychosocial stress, caused by socio-economic challenges that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many are suffering from depression, burnout and anxiety. Clinical psychologist, Dr JD du Toit, weighs in how to cope in these stressful times.
Eastern Cape mental health services running on empty as COVID-19 pummels province.

Eastern Cape mental health services running on empty

Mental health institutions in the Eastern Cape remain severely understaffed in a time where mental health services and beds are most needed given the current COVID-19 situation in the province.

Mpumalanga premier calls for multisectoral collaboration to fight HIV

The Mpumalanga province, which currently has the fourth-highest HIV rate among the country’s nine provinces, is eyeing a multisectoral approach to curb infections.
Mpumalanga MEC for Health forced to take action as chronic medication supplies run dry.

Mpumalanga Health MEC steps in as chronic meds run dry

The Mpumalanga Health MEC, Sasekani Manzini, has been forced to take action as several healthcare facilities in the province face chronic medication shortages.
Health of SA's youth on the decline.

Op-ed: AfroCentric’s latest numbers reveal SA’s youth is getting sicker

Ahmed Banderker, CEO of SA’s most diversified, black-owned health group AfroCentric, takes a look at the conditions plaguing our young people and what we can do about them.

Eastern Cape ramps up vaccinations as province fights COVID-19

The Delta variant is spreading its poison as the rest of South Africa follows Gauteng in what has been the deadliest COVID-19 wave so far. And the Eastern Cape hasn’t been spared as the government scrambles to prepare for the peak in coming weeks. With the Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) metro already under severe pressure due to the rise in cases, there have also been reports of residents testing positive for the virus three times. News of the third wave having officially started in the province, COVID-19 vaccinations have taken centre stage in the calm before the storm. Although the Eastern Cape health department couldn’t back up the multiple infection cases with figures, Health-e News spoke to at least six people who have battled the virus on three occasions. Recent statistics show that the province has recorded over 4 000 infections with the Nelson Mandela Bay region accounting for over

International Day of Action for Women's Health

Opinion: Why women’s health is important to society

Why is women’s health is important to society? By: Dr Abofele Khoele, Organon South Africa MD.

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