Combating epilepsy stigma
Mpumalanga’s Department of Education has embarked on a programme to fight discrimination against pupils with chronic illness such as epilepsy.
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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.
Report: Advancing HIV Justice 2
In this follow-up report, the HIV Justice Network and Global Network of People Living with HIV argue that the world is seeing a troubling rise in HIV criminalisation.
May celebrations honour nurses with heart
Every May, the world marks International Nurses Day. We take a look at how the Free State and Northern Cape said "thank you" to South Africa's nurses.
Child waits 10 years for wheelchair
Tumelo Letsitsa from Qwaqwa is like “a new child” ever since he got a wheelchair a month ago.
HIV-positive graduates inspire others
From a bleak past, these activists now have a much brighter future - but their project needs more support
Polio-free world possible – Gates CEO
Nigeria has been free of polio for an entire year, thanks to an aggressive vaccination policy supported by the Gates Foundation.
Register for MSF’s Scientific Day
Scientific innovation can save lives. Join us and Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) for South Africa’s first MSF Scientific Day.
Patient incorrectly prescribed HIV medication
When epileptic patient Thabang Madimabi collapsed, he never expected to wake up in hospital and on antiretrovirals (ARVs) – especially since Madimabi is HIV negative.
R9 billion needed to close contraception gap
More than 20 million young women are not accessing contraception globally, resulting in about 10 million unintended pregnancies each year, according to a new report by US reproductive health and rights organisation Guttmacher Institute.