Gay-friendly clinic launched in Ermelo
A gay-friendly clinic was launched this week in Ermelo in Mpumalanga amid a warning from the provincial health MEC that homophobic staff needed to improve their attitude.
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No ARVs for Vuwani residents
HIV positive patients have not been able to receive their ARVs for over a month following recent violent protests in Limpopo’s Vuwani area
SSP Third Annual Stock out Survey
The Stop Stock out Project’s Third annual survey conducted a telephonic survey of 2 463 facilities between October and December 2015, and reported that a quarter of public health facilities had stock outs of ARVs or TB medicine. …
Mothers say ‘no’ to bush initiation
Rural Vhembe mothers in Limpopo have refused to send their sons to bush initiation schools this year saying they valued their sons lives more than they did the age-old tradition.
Placing pleasure at the heart of safe sex
There’s a new sex toy in town – an erotic accessory that increases sexual pleasure and keeps you safe. Because it’s such a potent weapon in combatting HIV the government is distributing them to all corners of the country. Now they just have to persuade young people to use them.
Video: What happens to the blood you donate?
As South Africa observes National Blood Donor month, we take you behind the scenes into the labs of the South African National Blood Service (SANBS).
Dire AIDS warning on eve of global meeting
If world leaders fail to commit enough resources to ending AIDS by 2030 at the UN High Level meeting this week, HIV will rebound and destroy the gains made.
Passionate Wentworth women help anyone in need
Three community health workers have dedicated their lives to helping vulnerable Wentworth residents.
Combating epilepsy stigma
Mpumalanga’s Department of Education has embarked on a programme to fight discrimination against pupils with chronic illness such as epilepsy.
QwaQwa water crisis deepens
The Mofumahadi Manapo Mopeli Regional Hospital, which is the main hospital in Qwaqwa, has no running water and the toilets are in a mess.
PACSA: Basic food basket over R1900
Food baskets of low-income families breach R1 900 a month in April 2016; and cost nearly R300 more than a year ago.
Report: Community Service for Health Professionals Summit
The report marks the first systemic review of the community service policy since its 1997 inception, according to authors.
17 million on ARVs- UNAIDS
Around 17 million people were taking antiretroviral medicine by the end of 2015, with 3,4 million in South Africa, still has the largest treatment programme in the world.
UNAIDS Global update 2016
Some 17 million people are on ART but 1,9million a year are still being infected with HIV, according to the UNAIDS Global Update 2016
Autism awareness, services remain scarce
About one in every 110 children may be born with autism but the condition remains a mystery to most leaving children and parents unsure, unsupported and more often than not - judged.