Africa’s health could go up in smoke
While regulation and taxation have halved South African smoking rates in the past 20 years, rates in the rest of Africa are rising steadily.
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R30 million in medicines found wasted at illegal depot
Expired medicines worth around R30 million were recently discovered in an unauthorised medical depot in Libode near Mthatha.
Booklet: Budget Justice
Published by Cape Town's Alternative Information and Development Centre, this 84-page booklet describes processes and trends in public expenditure for service delivery, including health.
Presentation: Health-e’s citizen journalism programme
Delivered at a 2013 meeting of the Budget Expenditure Monitoring Forum, this presentation provides an overview of Health-e's OurHealth citizen journalism programme.
Sex work a dangerous job in Ermelo
Sex workers in Ermelo, Mpumalanga pay a high price for financial freedom.
“Drugs are a nuclear bomb”
With nyaope addiction, death comes suddenly and unexpectedly, says one former addict.
Earlier HIV treatment could save South Africa money
Starting HIV patients on antiretrovirals (ARV) earlier may save South Africa money in the short-term, but doctors caution such a move may risk patients.
Statement: Coalition responds to EC Dept. of Health
Documents presented to Parliament's Standing Committee on Health by the Eastern Cape Health Crisis Coalition.
Strokes affecting younger patients
A Johannesburg father talks about how a stroke changed his teenage daughter’s life.
Experts call for urgent regulation of e-cigarettes
Lung health experts from around the world issued a warning about the potential health impact of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems and called for urgent regulation of these products.
‘Cigarette displays aimed at children’
Draft regulations to limit in-store tobacco displays are drawing heat but are key to cutting childhood smoking rates, says one expert.
Kites lift mental health to new horizons
Learners from one of the Cape's oldest centres for children with mental disabilities recently spent a day out with kite enthusiasts ahead of Cape Town’s annual International Kite Festival.
Policy guidelines: Child and adolescent mental health
The 26-page guidelines begins with an overview of the determinants of mental health among children and adolescents before reviewing related South African policies and legislation. The document then discusses strategies to build skills among caregivers, teachers and other frontline providers…
Cervical cancer can be treated
One woman tells OurHealth her story of battling one of South Africa’s deadliest cancers.
Cape Town woman battles rare skin disease
Psoriasis, a chronic skin condition, affects more than 125 million people globally. In South Africa, psoriasis patients not only face stigma but an uphill battle for care.