Learners cheer for new loos
Learners at one Vhembe schools are happy to report their school toilets are fixed following an OurHealth visit.
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Breathing space for children
The EarthChild Project is teaching yoga, meditation and healthy living to children in Khayelitsha and Lavender Hill - two of the most dangerous communities in the Western Cape
Deworming campaign set to hit schools
The Department of Basic Education will spend about R18 million to deworm children in the nation’s schools starting next January.
Nowhere to go but relapse?
Gauteng’s lack of halfway houses and after rehabilitation care could be setting some former drug addicts up to fail, according to social worker Goddard Ngobeni who works in Winterveld outside of Pretoria.
Report: Struggle for maternal health
This new Amnesty International report details barriers to antenatal care in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.
Between black and white: Growing up with albinism
Like many teenage girls, Nombulelo Mlombo says she never felt pretty. Worse, she faced incessant teasing due to her albinism and her search for acceptance had grave consequences, she says.
Amnesty International launches campaign over Mpumalanga maternal deaths
Amnesty International has launched an online, write-in campaign targeting Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Pravin Gordhan. The campaign is aimed at improving allegedly deadly service delivery problems Amnesty International says are contributing to maternal deaths in Mpumalanga.
Teen mum says she fell victim to broken promises
When she got pregnant, a teenager from Stinkwater outside Hammanskraal says her older boyfriend's attention and financial support disappeared.
Deadly delays in breast cancer treatment
About one in 35 South African women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetimes but delays in treatment may be stacking the odds of survival against them.
New data shows country may see decline in new HIV cases
Better care and treatment of HIV patients may be putting the country on the road to a decline in infections – and the secret lies in patients’ blood, according to new data.
Speeches: Free State, KZN, Gauteng, Western Cape health budgets
Selected provincial health budget vote speeches from the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng the Western Cape provinces.
Sex work becomes cheaper and riskier
Stagnating economic growth has affected the sex work industry as sex workers in Mpumalanga report charging less for work that some say has become more dangerous.
6 ways to fix South Africa’s HIV response
South African sex workers may have one of the world’s highest HIV prevalence rates and addressing this is just one of six ways South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) CEO Dr Fareed Abdullah says the country can fix its HIV response.
Female condom spices up the bedroom
In the wake of World Contraception Day, Health-e News caught up with Penny Ndlhovu, a proud user of the FC2 female condom to get her thoughts about the experience.
[Updated] Treatment Action Campaign faces closure
After almost two decades spent fighting for HIV treatment and access to medicines, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) may close its doors due to a severe funding shortage.