Soweto students say college loos a stinking mess
Male students at South Western Gauteng College’s Dobsonville campus say the technical school’s loos are a minefield of blocked toilets, stinking water and broken taps.
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East Rand woman takes sex ed into the classroom
In a country where about one in ten people are living with HIV, only about a quarter of young people know how the virus is transmitted. Nomthandazo Kumalo is trying to change that.
Community dialogue reveals lure of drugs, crime
In the rural North West town of Makwassie, poverty continues to fuel drug use and crime, according to community members who recently participated in a mock debate as part of a community dialogue.
Family inspires woman to take charge of health
Doris Nkosi, 35, says she spent years digging her own grave by smoking and neglecting her health until the words of her 5-year-old son changed all that.
Mothers cautioned against at-home enemas
Mothers should not administer homemade, soap-based enemas to infants, cautions University of Limpopo’s Dr Matsontso Mathebula after a Pretoria infant risked dehydration following her mother’s recent attempt to rid her of tape worms with a bath soap enema.
True Life: My mother made me sleep with men for money, food
Priscilla Mkhwanazi was always her mother’s favourite but being the apple of her mother’s eye came at a high price as she tells OurHealth’s Cynthia Maseko.
Hundreds protest for food consultations
More than 500 activists recently picketed outside the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' (DAFF) Pretoria offices to demand public consultations on government's latest policy to address hunger.
Speech: Western Cape Health Provincial Budget Vote 2015/16
In her first speech as MEC for Health Nomafrench Mbombo outlines the Western Cape's health budget and goals for the 2015/16 financial year.
Cervical cancer robs Nelspruit community of influential sangoma
Sarah Masinga* was a sister, grandmother and a friend to many living with HIV in Daantjie. Sarah recently lost her months’ long battle with cervical cancer.
Report: StatsSa’s perinatal deaths report
The latest Statistics South Africa report shows that more than 22,000 infants died in 2013 and that about half of these deaths occurred within the first seven days of life.
Rural Reflections: Park homes and preemies
Our monthly column profiling the realities of rural health is back as we follow another community service doctor through her year at a rural hospital. In her first entry, our doctor settles in to her new home but it is not long before she is in the deep end.
Taxi drivers rave about outreach TB, HIV services
Sandile Ngcobo’s day starts at 4am. By the time his 16-hour shift as a Pietermaritzburg taxi driver is over, local clinics are closed and that is why Ngcobo says he welcomed the chance to test for HIV and tuberculosis (TB) at work.
Sex in the Mother City under the spotlight
Almost a quarter of Capetonians admit to starting a new relationship while still being in a relationship with someone else, according to a new study looking at sex in the Mother City.
No rise in smuggling when cigarette branding is removed
Research conducted in Sydney and recently presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Thoracic Society for Australia and New Zealand found no increase in the proportion of illegal cigarettes since 2012 when Australia became the first country to introduce…
Health-e News 2014 Annual Report
Health-e News is proud to release its 2014 annual report, detailing another year of health journalism and impact.