Vaginal ring offers partial HIV protection
A vaginal ring that releases antiretroviral (ARV) medicine slowly over a month provides women with moderate protection against HIV infection.
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Child suicide attempts may stem from anxiety
A Northern Cape community has been shocked by the suicide attempt by a 10-year-old boy. Experts say that children who attempt suicide may be calling out for help to deal with anxiety and an inability to cope with certain situations.
Call for contributions to the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Access to Medicines
The United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines is calling for proposals to enhance and strengthen the promotion of innovation and access to medicines, vaccines and diagnostics.
Statement: Call for dental assistants to register by 31 March
The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has urged all dental assistants to register as the moratorium on criminal prosecution of unregistered dental assistants draws to a close.
How to survive student drinking
Students and scholars are increasingly facing pressure to drink and be part of the “in crowd”, says the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (Sanca).
After 10 years, disabled man still can’t get grant
The mother of a 27-year-old blind and mentally disabled man from Limpopo has been sent from pillar to post for almost ten years as she has tried to get a disability grant for him.
When a child gives birth, who has failed her?
When a 12-year-old girl slides onto your operating table for a caesarean section, it's hard not to ask how she got here – and the answer seems to lie somewhere in the distance between cities and villages and in the family planning gap between the "have's" and "have not's"
Students boycott school after ceiling collapse
Angry Limpopo parents have pulled their children out of a local primary school after a section of the school's roof collapsed onto students. Parents are hoping to organise parents of nearby schools to participate in a mass stay away campaign to protest school conditions in the province.
R85,000 donation saves Limpopo children’s centre
More than 300 children in northern Limpopo have 85,000 reasons to be happy after KFC's Add Hope Foundation has helped keep their after school drop-in centre open.
New hospital tenders allegedly give disabled the boot
People living with disabilities in northern Limpopo say they have been left without jobs after a change in tenders for hospital tuck shops allegedly gave disabled caters the boot.
Home HIV testing gets the green light
Pharmacists can sell take-home HIV testing kits, according to Pharmacy Council of South Africa Registrar and CEO Amos Masango.
Alzheimer’s Disease: Forgetting about the elderly
Ageing brings a smorgasbord of health issues that South Africa is barely grappling with. Dementia is one of these, yet a lot can be done to slow down its progression - if only someone would pay attention.
[Updated] Elite ‘African Group’ in Vienna undermines AU drug policy
A small group of African countries with missions in Vienna decided to submit their own document on new drug policy to the UN, despite being given a more enlightened African Union position.
Goats’ milk changing lives
A herd of goats has helped to improve the health of children at Vhutshilo Mountain School in Tshikombani village in Vhembe.
What’s for lunch?
Junk food and sugary drinks are fuelling obesity epidemics among school kids worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Packed lunches can help kids stave off extra pounds but only about half of South African school kids take lunch to school, many parents may be wondering what’s for lunch.