Preventing heart attacks
It's that time of the year again when all of us indulge in all sorts of feasts, with little regard to what we eat. But, as you prepare your festive meals, be sure that what you eat is healthy for your dear heart.
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HIV impact on childhood development
The impact of HIV in children does not only manifest through poor physical health. Often, children living with HIV have difficulties with their cognitive development.
Telling a child they have HIV
Sibusiso is a 10-year old boy who doesn't know why he has to take medication for the rest of his life while his friends do not. His mother has told him that he is taking antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, but struggles to tell him why. She speaks to Health-e.
Improving survival of HIV+ babies
HIV-positive babies will have an improved chance of survival following the implementation of government's revised anti-retroviral (ARV) policy. All children living with HIV under one year of age will receive treatment as soon as they are diagnosed.
Inadequate access to female condoms questioned
Activists are concerned that the limited access to female condoms as a means of HIV prevention compared to male condoms is a violation of human rights. Annually, the government distributes over 400 million condoms compared to three million female condoms.
Eunice’s cancer journey
Read the story of Eunice Sanders, a young South African who relates her story of battling breast cancer.
Breaking the shackles of sex work
Many women become sex workers because they are unable to find work and face a life of poverty. However, some of the women wish to leave the industry and a project in Johannesburg is helping the women to do exactly that.
Minister vows to address maternal and child deaths
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi declared war on maternal and child deaths at a summit held recently in Johannesburg.
Breeding men, not tigers Living with AIDS # 403
The stereotype that most South African men are abusers who spread HIV and are incapable of loving and caring, is being challenged. A new campaign in South Africa, 'Brothers for Life' is urging men to show that they are also human and can do what is good.
A reluctant heroine Living with AIDS # 399
Faghmeda Miller has received several accolades, including Femina magazine's 'Women of Courage' Award for her role in fighting discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS. But as we catch up with her on the eve of Women's Day, we discover a heroine that thinks very little about the accolades she has won.
Tracking the MDGs
While South Africa has made some progress towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), mental health and poverty remain major challenges, according to public hearings on the MDGs hosted by the SA Human Rights Commission.
‘Mental health is an overlooked priority’, commission told
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has heard that mental health is an overlooked priority. This was said at the Commission's recent public hearings focusing on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the realisation of economic and social rights in South Africa.
Zim illegal immigrants denied access to health care – MSF
International medical and humanitarian aid organisation Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF), has released a report detailing the extent to which illegal Zimbabwean immigrants, are denied the right to access health care in South Africa.
A mirror for many youths Living with AIDS # 392
Young people are the most vulnerable to HIV infection. Musician, Tender Mavundla, who is due to release her first CD, is trying to warn youth not to do what she once did.
Men still having unprotected sex in spite of HIV
The sexual dissatisfaction of married men has led to some of them having extra marital affairs. This kind of practice is known to be a major contributor in the rising number of HIV infections.