Sharing is caring: HIV prevention pills are being shared in PrEP ‘stokvels’Â
In these southern Johannesburg communities, PrEP users are quietly trading pills amongst themselves.
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Patient’s 7-hour wait to collect medication at Finetown clinic
Patients says Finetown clinic is severely understaffed, claiming only two nurses work in acute care.
Most malaria cases in Gauteng imported – NICD
Malaria-transmitting mosquitoes don’t occur in Gauteng, thus people infected with malaria cannot pass the disease on to others.
Grandmother’s 110th birthday wish: crutches, hearing aids and dignity
Over the past two years, her mobility has become severely impaired; she uses a chair or broomstick for support and balance.
Queue marshal brings cheer to staff and patients at Pholosong Hospital
Sondezi says she begins each shift with gratitude to God, having previously battled severe illness that once affected her work.
Food gardens offer a lifeline to some Orange Farm families
About 14 million people went to bed hungry in 2024.
Orange Farm reflects a bigger problem of rising obesity among South African adolescentsÂ
Many children are eating sweets, snacks, sugary drinks and other processed food from a young age.
Hammanskraal store reopens despite ban, continues selling expired food
When Health-e News visited Frontline Hyper last week, the shelves and fridges still held rotten, stale and expired food.
No hot water at Pholosong hospital for 3 months forces visitors to intervene
Although repairs were reportedly completed in early January, hot water has still not been restored at Pholosong.
Floods destroy community-built bridge in Soshanguve
Volunteers spent hours moving heavy rocks to create a crossing over a sewage-contaminated river.
South Gauteng learners supplement school lunches with leftover cooking oil from fast-food outlets
Learners at high schools around Finetown and Lenasia in the south of Johannesburg are using leftover cooking oil to add flavour to their school nutrition programme lunch. Some children have been eating this residue for more than five years in…
No usable toilets at Phuthanang Clinic
An estimated 3 500 patients who visit Phuthanang Clinic in Tsakane each month are forced to seek medical care at other clinics. This comes after the City of Ekurhuleni temporarily reassigned health workers from Phuthanang to nearby facilities following a…
Clinic protocol for patients with fake ID
a pregnant woman tried to register as a patient in the facility’s antenatal care using a South African ID with a photo that didn’t match her face.
Illegal dumping turns Soshanguve schools into health hazards
The health risks posed by illegal dumping are preventable, but require urgent intervention.Â
Mental health programme brings hope to young people in Orange Farm
Orange Farm was identified as a priority area due to high levels of depression, school dropout and suicide risk among adolescents.