Transparency good for drug prices
Two leading international health experts have given government's new policy on transparent medicine pricing the thumbs up.
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National ARV rollout sluggish
Political prevarication and weak management has hampered the implementation of the Operational Plan for Comprehensive HIV and AIDS Care, Management and Treatment for South Africa a new report has found.
Dikgohlopo ‘ bothata ho ba ba tshehadi
Lefapha la naha la tsa bophelo le sa tswa tsebisa mofuta o motjha wa dikgohlopo tse bitswang 'Choice', ka tshepo ya hore bongata ba batho bo tla fetola boitshwaro bo sebedise dikgohlopo. Empa tlalehong e latelang re ithuta hore le ha kgohlopo e ka eba ya mofuta ofe, hoo ha ho tsotellehe ho batho ba ba tshehadi. Ho molemo ke bokgoni ba hore ba tsebe ho ikgethela hore ba etsa thobalano ne neng le ka tsela efe. Le lemoswa hore mabitso a bomme bao re buisanang le bona tlalehong ena ha se a bona a nnete.
Surviving rape and AIDS
Nonqaba Qotoyi was only six years old when her aunt's husband raped her ten years ago. At the age of 12 she was diagnosed with HIV. Now 16 years old, Nonqaba is one of 1000 people on antiretroviral treatment from Medicins San Frontiers in Khayelitsha. Her dream is to live longer and become a doctor to help others with HIV/AIDS.
‘Abstinence is cool’
What makes young people walk hundreds of kilometres to promote no sex before marriage?
Dikgohlopo ‘ na ke boikgethelo bo bobebo?
Dikgohlopo di teng tse ntjha tse tsejwang ka hore ke 'Choice' tseo lefapha la naha la tsa maphelo di sa tswa di tsebisa setjhabeng. Hona ka mora hore maAfrika Borwa, haholoholo batjha, ba se thabele dikgohlopo tse bileng teng tsa ho hloka lebitso tse sephuthelwaneng se nyatsehang. Tlalehong ena re elellwa hore dintho di ngata tseo kgohlopo e lokelang ho eba tsona ntle le ho fana ka tshireletso feela.
End of the corner pharmacy?
Government and pharmacists squared up in the Cape High Court in June, but should consumers be signing petitions in support of their corner pharmacies or should their biggest concern be whether they are paying a fair price for medicine?
Reaching out in the Northern Cape
Hospitals and clinics in rural towns of the Northern Cape have teams of dedicated health workers who assist community service health workers. Health-e visited the Garies Primary Health Care Clinic and spoke to Sister Pierrette Rossouw, who says that health care in the region has improved immensely in the past 10 years.
Drinking ourselves to death?
Government claims its long-promised regulations aimed at curbing alcohol abuse will 'soon' be published for public comment. But how should it deal with excessive drinking when alcohol is so much part of South African culture?
Father’s Day ‘ Only for Some
Shops are full of Father's Day gifts and cards in preparation for June 20. But the sad reality is that millions of South African children have little or no contact with their fathers, and are very unlikely to spend the day with their dads.
Weighty concerns
While African countries battle with stunting of children caused by lack of food, one of the biggest challenges in child health in the US is obesity.
A story of two orphans
International Children's Day today (June 1) has led to renewed calls for children to receive lifesaving social grants. But many still receive nothing. Elvis Lerale and Theresa Chabalala are both orphans and live in Limpopo. Health-e first visited them three years ago and returned recently to Maupye and Radoo villages to find that one of them has secured a social grant, while the other still lives in abject poverty.
Love & hope in LesothoLiving with AIDS #175
Beautiful Gate Lesotho, a non-profit ministry situated in an industrial area some 20 minutes south of the capital Maseru, is home to 22 infants. Some are abandoned and others orphaned, mostly because of AIDS. Health-e visited the centre.
Bakeng sa ho rata bana
Mokgahlo wa Beautiful Gate naheng ya Lesotho ke lekala la tshebelletso ya Beautiful Gate Ministries eo dikantoro tsa yona di leng Afrika Borwa. Ho tloha toropong e kgolo ya Maseru ho ka nka metsotso e 20 pele o fihla teng. Ke lehae la masea a lahluweng ke batswadi. Bongata ba bona ke dikgutsana tseo batswadi ba bolauweng ke lefu la Phamkokathe. Kaofela ba 22 ka palo. Re ile ra etela lehae lena la bana ho ya bona hore na ebe ba phela jwang.
The power of one
One person can make a difference. Ask those who work with or who are treated by the jazz-loving maverick Dr Zola Ntshona, an obstetrician at the Polokwane hospital.