A backyard food garden sustains a North West family
An unemployed North West couple’s food garden is nourishing not only their own family but also neighbours struggling to make ends meet in the area.
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Nthabiseng Moloi used life’s hard knocks to open doors of inspiration
Born blind, abandoned by her parents, then gang raped and contracting HIV, may be too much for any one person to handle in one lifetime.
Policy: National Strategic Plan for a Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal, Child Mortality in Africa (2013)
This 18-page document outlines South African strategies to reduce maternal and child deaths in the country as part of the African Union’s Campaign for the Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA).
Mpumalanga learners ‘beaten daily for anything with pipes, sticks’
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has said there has been a “rise in incidents of corporal punishment in schools across the country” after it has received reports of the physical and verbal abuse of learners in at least seven Mpumalanga schools.
App to Fight HIV/AIDS in the eThekwini District
The eThekwini District in KwaZulu-Natal has enlisted the help of technology to help improve services for people living with HIV.
Limpopo boy defies stigma
A four-year old Limpopo boy is breaking stigmas around disability.
2015 Rural Awards acknowledge achievements in rural health
Over the heritage day weekend this year, the Rural Doctors Association of Southern Africa, Rural Rehab South Africa and the Professional Association of Clinical Associates met in Dullstroom, Mpumalanga, for the annual Rural Health Conference and AGMs.
Your genes could predict your future, but would you want them to?
As doctors increasingly using genetic tests to predict future health, some might not like what they find gazing into science’s new crystal ball.
Country urged to pursue self HIV testing
The country should move to promote self HIV testing, according to South African National AIDS Council HCT Advisor Rev Zwoitwaho Nevhutalu who spoke at a recent meeting of the Mpumalanga Provincial AIDS Council.
Slideshow: Poor E. Cape EMS services matter of life, death
The poor access to emergency medical services in the Eastern Cape may be tantamount to a denial of the right to health, according to a South African Human Rights Commission report released yesterday. We look at what this means for life and death in the province in this photo slideshow.
World Health Organisation calls for treatment for all
In a landmark move, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended that all people living with HIV be started on treatment as soon as possible following diagnosis.
Policy: The National Health Promotion Policy and Strategy 2015 – 2019
This 46-page document aims to guide the implementation of health promotion programmes in South Africa.
Documentary premiere: Dying in our homes
Amid a dire shortage of ambulances in the Eastern Cape patients’ lives are at risk as many calls for help go unanswered. A new Health-e News documentary, Dying In Our Homes, reveals the impact on the lives of rural families.
Deaf children remain seen, not heard
Born into a world of silence, most deaf children will only learn sign language at the age of six – if they are lucky. Years of silence may take their toll on small children during a crucial time in their development.
Early screening or deaf children key
The earlier deafness can be diagnosed, the better but it takes parents and teachers to know the signs and government to make screening mandatory, according to Likho Bottoman of the nongovernmental organisation Hi Hopes, which works with deaf children and their families.