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#HumanRightsDay: The health department’s contraceptive policy process shows little concern for women’s rights

The national health department’s draft of the revised contraception guidelines has left activists and experts worried, as it seems to disregard critical engagement with new research, and civil society concerns about the link between injectable contraception use and acquisition of HIV.

#CoronavirusSA: What does the virus mean for employed people?

The rights of workers need to be a priority, as South Africa puts measures in place to stop the spread of Covid-19, says labour law expert.

#TransHealthMatters: Legal gender marker changes aren’t trivial

In South Africa, changing one’s gender marker and names on legal documents and certificates is an arduous process, and government officials who aren’t sensitised to transgender people’s struggles are part of the problem.

#CoronaVirusSA: ‘It’s important that we must not allow panic to set in’

South Africa catches its first case of the virus but government maintains that it has Covid-19 under control.

A family struggles to care for mentally ill relative

As a Limpopo family battles to meet the needs of a relative who needs care, they are pleading for assistance from government as a last resort.

Grieving family sues Limpopo Health over negligence

A family is suing the Limpopo department of health over the death of a woman after she gave birth at Kgapane Hospital.
Sterilisation

Forced sterilisation amounts to ‘inhuman and degrading treatment’

According to the Commission for Gender Equality’s latest report on forced and coerced sterilisations in South Africa, the practice is a direct attack on HIV-positive women’s constitutionally enshrined rights, and highlights flaws in public health’s informed consent procedures.

Where are the children in the NHI?

Child and adolescent health needs a strong champion in the NHI, as the current policy framework is skewed towards adult burden of disease and efficacy of services.

Covid-19 Pandemic: Panic or Preparation?

More thought needs to go into South Africa’s plan of action for the disease, if the country hopes to not overburden an already strained healthcare system.

#BudgetSpeech2020: ‘The NHI is protected’

Despite budget cuts, Treasury says NHI pilot projects will be safeguarded.

#NHIPublicHearings: ‘First fix the issues, then implement the NHI’

While the majority of Gauteng residents want the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill to be implemented as soon as possible, they also want the government to not shy away from the serious healthcare system challenges the province faces.

Freedom of movement hindered by gendered bathrooms

Bathrooms that are de-gendered foster a safer space for the LGBTQI+ community

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