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Teens’ ARV abuse shocks parents

Medication shortages at Gauteng facilities

Residents in Seodin, a village near Kuruman, are concerned that their children are stealing antiretroviral tablets (ARVs) to mix them with highly addictive drugs such as nyaope and whoonga.

mpholekgetho
May 10, 2019

Health

Drug-resistant TB hard to root out

WORLD TB DAY: Although South Africa has the highest per capita burden of drug-resistant TB in the world, there are many barriers to addressing this - as one patient found out when it took doctors two years to diagnose him.

NdivhuwoMukwevho, NdivhuwoMukwevho and NdivhuwoMukwevho
March 24, 2019

Our Health

Stationery stockout jeopardises patient confidentiality

NORTHERN CAPE - Kuruman Clinic, a primary care public health facility, has been short of patient files for six months.

mpholekgetho
February 20, 2019

Our Health

HIV+ teen shocked after accidentally discovering her status

Northern Cape – The Northern Cape Department of Health has, along with the Department of Social Development, undertaken to conduct basic HIV training for guardians and parents of children living with HIV, after it has emerged that many are battling to know when and how to disclose the information to children.

mpholekgetho
January 23, 2019

Our Health

Obese 9-year-old turns to comfort eating after rape

NORTHERN CAPE – Nine-year old Tshepi* weighs 68,9kg and wears size 42 clothes. Her parents, concerned that she has also already started getting her periods, are worried that if she continues to gain weight she will not be able to enjoy her childhood.

mpholekgetho
January 18, 2019

Our Health

The unbearable pain of losing a baby

NORTHERN CAPE – Women who have suffered miscarriages, stillbirths or are forced to undergo a pregnancy termination for medical reasons agree that the pain of losing an unborn child is unbearable.

mpholekgetho
October 19, 2018

Our Health

NGOs work together to help pregnant learners

Girls still in primary school are among the many learners who have become pregnant. This shocking update emerged during a consultative meeting facilitated by NACOSA, a network of civil society organisations working to turn the tide on HIV, Aids and TB.

mpholekgetho
September 20, 2018

Our Health

Single mom’s mission to help dyslexic son

NORTHERN CAPE - Ontiretse Jacqui Mereyotlhe, a 33-year-old single mother, remembers the frustration of doing homework with her 9-year-old son at the beginning of the year.

mpholekgetho
September 3, 2018

Our Health

Dumped foetus highlights backstreet abortions

NORTHERN CAPE - The recent discovery of a foetus dumped in a bin by a Gamagara municipal workers has highlighted the issue of young women failing to access safe abortions at their local clinics and instead choosing other harmful solutions.

mpholekgetho
August 14, 2018

Health, Our Health

‘Don’t humiliate me’ says brave teen

There are lessons from HIV on how to effectively respond to Covid-19 and beyond, says UNAIDS

NORTHERN CAPE – Fourteen year old Dineo (*not her real name), born with HIV and a member of the Future Leaders movement, says she hates teachers using her as the example when discussing HIV positive people at school.

mpholekgetho
August 7, 2018

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HIV+ teens keen to speak at AIDS Conference

NORTHERN CAPE - Future leaders is a group of Kuruman youth living with HIV who have decided that they want to attend next year’s Aids Conference in Durban.

mpholekgetho
January 19, 2018

News, Our Health

No headway in TB hotspot

Tuberculosis infections in the Northern Cape have been rising steeply, particularly in the John Taolo Gasetsewe District.

mpholekgetho
January 16, 2018

News, Our Health

Desperate teachers cry out for help

Northern Cape - Difficult working conditions, poor community support, responsibilities far beyond their job descriptions – these are among the many issues driving teachers away from their jobs, particularly in rural areas.

mpholekgetho
October 4, 2017

News, Our Health

Older people want AIDS council representation

NORTHERN CAPE - As continuing efforts to combat HIV infections in South Africa target mostly young people, older people say they are feeling sidelined and neglected.

mpholekgetho
September 28, 2017

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