Limpopo demarcation protests disrupt health care
Recent violent demarcation protests in Limpopo’s Vuwani area shuttered schools and barred access to local health facilities.
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Activists picket UN meeting for access to medicines
Dozens of activists and patients picketed today outside the Johannesburg meeting of a United Nations high level panel on access to medicines. Activists have demanded governments fund more drug research and development.
Report: South African health and HIV survey among female sex workers
Conducted on behalf of South African National Department of Health, the study found an HIV prevalence rates of as high as about 72 percent among the country’s female sex workers.
5 things you should know about HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
South Africa has just announced that thousands of HIV-negative sex workers will be eligible to receive antiretrovirals (ARV) to help prevent them from becoming infected with HIV. Here are five things you should know about HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.
Stalking a virus among the shadows
More than three million South Africans are on antiretrovirals (ARVs) today but even the world’s largest HIV treatment programme has been unable to reach those who live in society’s forgotten corners where HIV thrives among darkness and death.
South Africa rolls out ‘test and treat’ to sex workers
South Africa has become one of the world's first countries to begin rolling out pre-exposure prophylaxis as well as 'test and treat' to sex workers as it launches Africa’s first plan to prevent and treat HIV among sex workers.
One pill a day to keep HIV at bay for thousands of sex workers
One pill a day will soon help keep thousands of sex workers HIV-free as South Africa is expected to announce today that it will provide antiretrovirals to thousands HIV-negative sex workers in a bid to keep them HIV free.
Report: 2013 National Antenatal Sentinel HIV Prevalence Survey
Conducted in 2013, the country’s latest antenatal survey finds an HIV prevalence rate of about 30 percent among pregnant women.
Open letter to Thabo Mbeki by a clinical associate
Sanele Sano Ngcobo is a clinical associate. He pens this letter to Former President Thabo Mbeki in the wake of Mbeki’s latest letter attempting to explain his controversial stance on HIV.
Mbeki still believes his own AIDS propaganda
Former President Thabo Mbeki has defended his controversial stance on HIV, which has been blamed for the deaths of at least 330,000 South Africans. For Health-e News Managing Editor Kerry Cullinan, Mbeki's letter finally answers a question that's haunted her for years.
Policy: Draft National Sanitation Policy
The public has until 14 March to comment on the policy, which focuses on equitable provision sanitation services, strengthening sanitation providers and sustainability.
Pupils back in school after classrooms, toilets delivered
Hlalelani Primary School pupils are back in school following the delivery of new classrooms and toilets to the school about a week after learners boycotted the school following a partial roof collapse.
Kuruman Hospital introduces patient transport overnight accommodation
For some rural patients, hundreds of kilometres and long nights spent sleeping in the cold can stand between them and care for complicated illnesses like cancer and drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). One Northern Cape hospital is making the journey a little easier.
[Updated] National Health Insurance chance to improve quality
The public has until 31 May* to comment on the NHI White Paper, but the response has been muted. Yet the NHI provides an opportunity to improve quality and address the lack of health workers, writes Section27's Sasha Stevenson.
Erectile dysfunction not just for those ‘silver foxes’
Erectile dysfunction is not just for older men. While studies show that even younger men battle the condition, most men may not be ready to talk about it.