Cancer an unknown killer in rural South Africa
For many women in rural areas, cancer remains a killer and some say they knew too little to see the dreaded diagnosis coming.
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Death, dying and silence in the Eastern Cape
One year after the South African Human Rights Commission found the Eastern Cape had failed to uphold citizens’ right to emergency care, communities are still waiting for answers, writes Ntsiki Mpulo.
Mpumalanga school health programme battles parents, budgets
The Mpumalanga Department of Health is looking to take school health services to more of the province’s children, but parents and budgets may stand in its way.
White Paper: The Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The country’s first ever White Paper on the rights of person’s with disabilities acknowledges deficits in access to education, reproductive health and rights services as well as health care among people living with disabilities.
Public meetings rally support for cervical cancer jab
As school health teams get underway with the country's third annual human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive, Northern Cape public meetings aim to convince skeptical caregivers that the jab may be the best shot young girls have at preventing cervical cancer.
Public Consultation: National Health Insurance White Paper
The following April 2016 dates have been set aside for consultation on the National Health Insurance White Paper.
South Africa’s rural cancer conundrum
Two types of conditions can spell death in South Africa’s rural areas, and I just diagnosed a patient with one of them, writes a rural doctor in the latest installment of our Rural Reflections blog.
Soweto community marches against drug abuse
The Orlando Community Policing Forum (CPF) recently held its regular anti-drug march through the neighbourhood's streets following allegations that local drug users were behind the theft of new school tablets in the area.
Guidelines: Regional minimum standards for health services along transport corridors
Produced by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) the 30-page guidelines outline a basic package of services for high HIV risk populations along the region’s transport corridors.
Opinion: Psychologists playing a defensive game
In a country plagued by endemic violence and social inequality, psychologists cannot constrain themselves to the four walls of consulting rooms. To meet the needs of its patients, psychology must rethink its identity and voice in the fight for social justice, writes Garret Barnwell.
Health-e News among Discovery Health Journalism Awards finalists
Health-e News print and television reporters are among finalists announced today for the prestigious annual Discovery Health Journalism Award.
Delamanid clinical access programme expected
The South African National Department of Health is expected to roll out a clinical access programme to allow drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients access to the new drug delamanid.
[Updated]The hidden violence: Women and attempted suicide
For hundreds of murdered South African women, the last face they see is a face they used to love. Almost 60 percent of women murdered annually may die by their partner’s hands but who is counting the women who die by their own hands when violence at home becomes too much, asks Garret Barnwell.
Students cautioned about Ritalin abuse
As tertiary institutions reopen across the country, the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) has issued a strong warning to students to steer clear of performance-enhancing drugs.
New clinical trial may shorten TB treatment for kids
About a million children develop tuberculosis (TB) annually around the world and when they do, they are often forced to try to take tiny handfuls of adult-sized tablets for months. Now, local researchers are looking at ways to make TB treatment for kids shorter and easier.