An agonising choice: go deaf or die!
Like other Multi Drug Resistant TB patients, Linah Choene (23) faced a terrible decision: either give up her treatment and die, or continue with it and go deaf.
Thabo Molelekwa
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Post election challenges facing Berea
Residents of Berea – a high density suburb in Joburg’s inner city – say their area has been neglected, they are not receiving services and their health is at risk because of filth.
Young nurses demand a better deal
Young nurses in Gauteng are unhappy about pay and working conditions in government hospitals, and recently marched to the Gauteng Department of Health (GPDOH) to raise their concerns.
TAC and Public Protector to help East Rand Communities
After several months of receiving poor treatment at local health facilities, dozens of residents of some East Rand townships have met with investigators and are hoping action will soon be taken.
Addressing the wrongs of the rites of passage
Three years after a young man was abducted and killed at an initiation school, some schools are working with Western doctor to safeguard initiates’ health.
Refinery’s ‘potent fog’ sparks health crisis
Nose bleeds and watery eyes are just some of the symptoms experienced by a small community next door to Lonmin’s platimum refinery, but Lonmin denies any responsibility
Counting the costs of flu
The flu season can see you coughing up about R4000 in costs and the South African economy loses more than R2-billion because of colds and flu every year
Gauteng gets new drug treatment centre
Gauteng and a private sector partner have opened a new in-patient substance abuse treatment centre
Hospital ‘misdiagnose’ nine-year old with HIV
An East Rand family is reeling after their son, who has TB, was misdiagnosed with HIV and given incorrect TB medication, which left him sicker than before.
Families vow to fight patient transfers
As the fate of almost 2000 mental health patients set to be booted from a state-funded hospital remains unclear, patient families have vowed to take their fight to the steps of the Gauteng Department of Health.
A new cut may save an old tradition
In Mpumalanga, boys are preparing to head to ‘the mountain’ and return as men. As concerns regarding the safety of some initiation schools mount, a new blend of tradition and medicine may help preserve a centuries-old rite.
Sugar tax could save South Africa billions
South Africa’s recently announced tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could save South Africa billions if implemented over the next 20 years, according to recent University of Witwatersrand research.