Vital donation made in fight against abuse
The Vital Foundation has set aside R1,9 million to assist organisations fighting the abuse of women and children.
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Statement: Intimidation & death threats of Free State health activists must end
On 11 February, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) issued a statement regarding alleged death threats received by Free State health activists following recent civil society reports.
Gauteng health workers go months without pay
Some Gauteng health workers have gone almost five months without pay in a delay they estimate could be affecting thousands.
BLOG: Reality check!
I’m surprised by how natural it feels. I step into theatre, armed with my SAMF*, stethoscope, pen and permanent marker, and take a deep breath.
Six steps to reduce your cancer risk
On the heels of World Cancer Day, Health-e brings you six changes you can make in your life now to reduce your risk of cancer from South African cancer expert, Dr. Vikash Sewram.
BLOG: Twerking and working
The first day of community service can be nerve-wracking, even for the most "battle-hardened" of doctors.
Cancer mythbusters
To mark World Cancer Day and its theme "Debunking the Myths," Health-e looks at five cancer myths and what you need to know about them.
Country braces for more cancer deaths
South Africa faces a tsunami of cancer in coming years if the country does not act to curb a rising tide of cancer cases, said Dr. Vikash Sewram, director of Stellenbosch University’s African Cancer Institute ahead of World Cancer Day.
BLOG: Mpumalanga living
The first in a series of blog posts by a young South African doctor settling into a rural community service post.
Statement: Limpopo’s sanitation and infrastructure crisis
On 30 January, public interest organisation Section27 held a Johannesburg press conference about the sanitation and infrastructure crisis in Limpopo schools.
Research: The politics of transition and the economics of HIV
Published by Health GAP, this 39-page report alleges that tens of thousands of HIV patients supported by the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) may have been lost to follow up during the aid agency's shift towards more technical assistance in the country.
Clinic tells sick woman to get taxi to hospital
Naome Chavhunga was dizzy and vomiting when her son called an ambulance. A day later, no ambulance had arrived. She managed to get to her local clinic but when nurses urgently referred her to hospital, emergency transport was still out of reach.
Southern Africa leads in cervical cancer cases
Southern Africa continues to shoulder a disproportionate amount of the world's cervical cancer deaths, according to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report that estimates about 19 million people globally will be diagnosed with cancer annually by 2025.
Woman fears banishment following still birth
A heartbroken woman who gave birth to a stillborn baby in early December fears her husband's family will banish her because of her inability to bear children.
Nurses down tools to fill holes
Nurses at Limpopo’s Matavhela Clinic in Vhembe put down their medical equipment and took up spades early in December to address some of the clinic’s maintenance issues.