New generation falls victim to “dop” system
Earlier this year, Sanna*, a 21-year-old farm worker in the Western Cape's Rawsonville area tried to take her own life. New research unveils why.
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Drugs make Grabouw teens feel “happy”
Children as young as 8 years old in the rural Western Cape are using drugs to escape problems like poverty, HIV and domestic violence, according research presented at the Rural Health Conference currently underway in Worcester.
Limpopo women get moving for better health
More than 300 from Limpopo’s Vhembe District recently got walking for better health.
Presentation: NHI Sneak Preview – From Green to White Paper (2013)
In this 2013 presentation, the Department of Health outlines legislative, governance and institutional reforms accompanying the National Health Insurance (NHI) as well as timeframes.
Nyaope tearing Tshwane families apart while rehab centres are scarce
Community leaders say nyaope is tearing Tshwane communities apart while there are too few rehabilitation centres to help people who use the drug.
Treatment Action Campaign marches on Mpumalanga clinic
AIDS lobby the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) recently marched to one Mpumalanga clinic to demand improved service delivery and a stop to medicine stock outs.
Condoms still mistaken for arthritis cure, say health workers
Almost a year after South African media reported that the elderly were using condom lubrication for arthritis relief, Northern Cape health workers continue to report that condom myths abound in rural mining areas.
Stark differences in cancer screening for young, old women
While the Department of Health gears up for the next phase of its vaccine campaign to prevent cervical cancer in young girls, older South African women are left with an ineffective screening programme to prevent the killer cancer.
Protestors march for better school loos
Gauteng MEC for Education Panyaza Lesufi recently met with protestors who recently took to the streets to protest poor sanitation in almost 600 schools.
“I thought I was too young to have a chronic illness”
Cynthia Maseko, 31, is many things – a mother, wife and nationally published citizen journalist. She is also living with hypertension. She tells her story.
Herbalists crucial link to health services
Since the 1970s, Soweto’s Ikwezi train station has been abuzz with local herbalists. But after more than three decades into South Africa’s HIV epidemic, traditional healing has changed – and found a new role within the public health system.
Woman claims she waited five years for referral
A Tshwane woman claims she waited five years for a referral to diagnose a painful tumour on the back of her neck.
Mpumalanga district holds first “pride parade”
Mpumalanga’s Gert Sibande District recently made history as it held its first “pride parade” celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities.
Hammanskraal communities march against nyaope
High levels of drug abuse in one Tshwane community have prompted residents, parents and community leaders to take to the streets.
Report: eHealth Strategy South Africa (2012)
This 36-page policy document outlines the Department of Health's eHealth strategy, which is set to lead the department in improving patient information systems nationwide.