VIDEO: Rural gogos left stranded by ambulances
Health-e reported on medical neglect in the Eastern Cape nearly two years ago. Rural grandmothers say little has changed.
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Northern Cape records shocking TB stats
Tuberculosis infections are rising in the Northern Cape, with the province’s John Taolo Gaetsewe District said to have the second highest number of cases in the country, and highest amount of multi drug resistant TB.
Disabled people at higher risk of HIV
People living with disabilities are often left out of HIV programs despite the fact that they are disproportionately at risk. Treatment Action Campaign activists say that, unless this is addressed, South Africa will struggle to reach the 90-90-90 target set by UNAids.
SA’s new HIV snag: Patients on ART think they’re cured
On the eve of South Africa’s national AIDS conference taking place in Durban this week, Health-e News has found that people are defaulting on their ARVs and posing a risk to others.
HIV activists warn of “unravelling” AIDS response
The country's most influential AIDS advocacy organisations have announced they may withdraw from SANAC, following allegations of corruption.
HIV positive teens struggling to adhere to ARV treatment
HIV positive teenagers in the Northern Cape have started defaulting on their treatment because of the difficulties they encounter as they regularly have to miss school in order to fetch their medication.
Health for all should be non-negotiable
COMMENT: In the wake of the World Health Organisation electing its first African leader, TB-survivor Ingrid Oxley writes that fighting TB should be a priority.
VIDEO: A balanced diet in an unequal society
Many South Africans don't earn enough to afford healthy foods and end up with 'lifestyle' diseases like diabetes. Noma-Afrika is a domestic worker whose story illustrates that inequality permeates our diets too.
Sugar tax: Tow truck drivers’ jobs not the focus of road safety!
Government does not stop trying to reduce road accidents because tow truck drivers will lose their jobs, so why are job losses the main focus of the sugary drinks tax?
Drunk employees delay clinic construction
The new R17-million 4th Avenue Clinic facility under construction in Alexandra is unlikely to be finished on time due to numerous delays as well as construction employees repeatedly arriving drunk for work.
Malaria count up to 2000 since April
LIMPOPO – While the number of patients reporting to clinics and hospitals with malaria in Mopani is dropping, the provincial health department remains concerned as the battle to end the current outbreak continues.
Killed for being gay
While recent reports on the murder of part-time student Karabo Mokoena - whose body was discovered after she was burnt to death with acid with a tyre around her neck - have had South Africans reeling in horror, another equally disturbing murder has passed quietly by.
KZN traditional healers trained to test and counsel HIV and TB patients
KWA-ZULU NATAL - Traditional healers in KwaZulu Natal have been trained by the provincial Department of Health (DoH) to counsel, examine and test their patients impacted by HIV/Aids and TB.
Emergency vaccination to curb measles outbreak in Gauteng
The City of Johannesburg is launching an emergency measles vaccination campaign following after 11 cases of the the illness have been reported in Gauteng.
No time for emergencies
SA’s grandmothers are breadwinners in their old age, and their inability to access decent healthcare quickly impacts on their children, grandchildren and their entire communities.