Civil society organisations are growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of political will from South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to address the country’s climate change crisis. According to the Climate Justice Coalition, potential solutions to…
Healthcare services in the public sector appeared to return to normal on Tuesday morning. This follows a Labour Appeal Court order ending NEHAWU’s strike as it entered its second week on Monday. Health Minister Joe Phaahla warned striking healthcare…
The dapivirine vaginal ring will soon be available to women and young girls at limited pilot sites from June. The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) approved its use by women ages 18 and older to reduce their…
Hospital services in parts of the country have been severely disrupted, as the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) strike continues for the third day. Nehawu said that all union members will withdraw their labour from the Charlotte…
The South African National Blood Services (SANBS)  has launched a smart blood fridge, aimed at reducing turnaround times for patients to receive blood. The fridge, called Bophelo, is currently being piloted at Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital in…
South Africa could see more undernutrition and obesity cases when the health impacts of rising food prices start to reveal themselves. Social justice activists, health experts and economists agree that the high cost of living jeopardises the health of…
South African reproductive health experts say that it is concerning that young girls and women continue to carry the sole responsibility of ensuring contraceptive use. In South Africa, contraceptives are legally available to anyone over 12. But Dr Kim Jonas,…
As Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to table his budget speech this afternoon, Health-e News reached out to civil organisations and political parties for their input on what should be prioritised. They highlighted a range of pressing issues, including…
The public and private healthcare sectors rely on blood donations from less than one percent of the South African population, says SA National Blood Services (SANBS) spokesperson Khensani Mahlangu. SANBS has made an urgent plea for people to donate…
Experts are sounding the alarm over continued low condom usage by South African youth, particularly as it contributes to the high rate of teenage pregnancies and HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women. The South African National AIDS…
Rotshidzwa Maluga attended Mabila Primary School deep in rural Vhembe in Limpopo over twenty years ago. He clearly remembers using the pit toilets at the school. Unbelievably, it’s the same toilets, only now more dilapidated, his five-year-old daughter is…
Ritshidze’s second edition of the State of Healthcare for Key Populations report shows little has changed for people at high risk for HIV. Privacy violations, denial of healthcare services, and treatment persist among key populations. Nine thousand people took…
The family of a mental health patient who took his own life at Hayani Psychiatric Hospital in Limpopo said all the 28-year-old wanted was to go home, but his condition prevented that.  Fhulufhelo Mulaudzi, 28, from Mdabula village outside…
The number of laboratory confirmed whooping cough (pertussis) cases in South Africa has risen dramatically, with cases doubling in just a few weeks. In December the National Institute for Communicable Diseases reported a total of 408 cases countrywide, with…
As the number of measles cases continues to rise, a national vaccine drive targeting the disease has started earlier in the five provinces battling the outbreak. The health ministry had initially planned to roll out the national vaccine campaign next…