The forgotten people of Platfontein
Public consultations for the country’s new health Bill show how language barriers can keep healthcare away from those who need it the most.
#DrTSexBook: Pleasure in the bedroom is a sexual and reproductive right
Sexual health and reproductive justice have everything to do with enjoying sex, says the leader of the pleasure revolution Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng.
New WHO contraceptive guidelines ‘disturbing’
African experts and activists are left disappointed by the updated recommendations and have labelled them rushed and unconcerned with women’s lives.
Masuku prepares Gauteng’s health system for NHI
The provincial health department is capable of spearheading the implementation of the National Health Insurance, says MEC.
#IAS2019: PrEP implants could revolutionise HIV prevention
New research suggests an implant is the next big step in HIV prevention. But, could South Africa’s history with this tiny device stand in the way?
#IAS2019: High HIV & STI rates in ECHO analyses
New data from the study highlights the need for South Africa to step up HIV prevention for young women.
Women activists say the TAC’s time is up
A group of South African women activists has publicly condemned the Treatment Action Campaign’s handling of a sexual harassment case where a senior staff member was found guilty.
#IAS2019: WHO gives blockbuster HIV drug the green light
Dolutegravir has been approved as a first-line and second-line treatment for women of childbearing age.
‘TAC protected the man who sexually harassed me’
One of the country’s most influential civil society organisations and its leaders may have flouted justice to protect a close ally, according to the woman who dared to speak up about her sexual harassment.
#ECHOResults: Now we know, but it’s no victory
While the study results have allayed the fears of many, they have also pointed a finger at an enemy that we’ve conveniently ignored at the expense of black women’s lives.
#SAAIDS2019: When HIV and weight stigma collide
The association of thinness with being sick still plagues society and continues to fuel HIV stigma, and possibly non-communicable diseases.
#SAAIDS2019: ‘Our lives, our dignity is not negotiable’
Corruption and mismanagement are standing in the way of South Africa’s battle against HIV, say activists.