New birth control hits mark with Mpumalanga women
South Africa’s first under-the-skin birth control implant is leading some Mpumalanga women to trade traditional birth control shots for the three-year implants.
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Two men accused of raping boy
The parents of a 17-year-old boy have laid rape charges against two KaMsogwaba residents.
Report: Global status report on alcohol and health 2014
Produced by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the report confirms high levels of alcohol abuse but also positive policy moves spearheaded by the government's Inter-Ministerial Committee.
Father chooses children over drugs
For Hammanskraal’s Lebohang Mosupa, excitement used to come from his latest hit of nyaope. Now, the father of two is finding a much better kind of “fix” – family.
Weighing up circumcision options
Choosing the best circumcision option for your son can be a tough decision for parents, especially if tradition says that initiation schools are the way to go.
Anonymous messages spread vaccine myths
North West parents have allegedly received anonymous messages warning them not to vaccinate their daughters against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Health officials have once again assured the public of the vaccine’s safety.
Report: Eradicating informal settlements by 2014 – A goal deferred
The Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) at Rhodes Univeristy has released an analysis of national and provincial efforts to improve access to housing, focusing on the Eastern Cape.
Country charts first decline in maternal mortality
Deaths among pregnant women and new mothers may finally be falling in South Africa, but the proportion of these deaths due to an age-old disease may be rising, say experts.
Guidelines: National contraception, fertility planning policy
In February 2014, South Africa began rolling out its latest contraception and family planning guidelines.
Documents: Market inquiry into private healthcare
Recently released documents outline key dates and some of the process so far in regards to the Competition Commission's market inquiry into private health care.
World on brink of post-antibiotic era – WHO
Resistance to common antibiotic medicine has been recorded in every region of the world, according to a report released yesterday by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Guidelines: Guidance for educators on national HPV campaign
As part of a recently introduced national campaign, the departments of health and basic education have released the following two-page document for educators.
Camp for addicts gives new sense of purpose
Thirty drug users from Mabopane, Winterveld and Garankuwa were invited to volunteer for a five-day rehabilitation camp in Heidelberg and the feedback has been encouraging.
Who to trust with my heart pains, asks confused mother
Mumu Ngcamane, 31, was diagnosed with high blood pressure when she was just 14. Seventeen years later, she still gets pains in her heart area, but her trust of health care workers has been damaged.
Singing a path to health
Five determined young men are spreading the word about HIV and tuberculosis (TB) through their music, which may be coming to a cell phone near you.