Freedom of movement hindered by gendered bathrooms
Bathrooms that are de-gendered foster a safer space for the LGBTQI+ community
Gauteng parents turn to mediation for cerebral palsy medical neglect cases
A pilot project solving cerebral palsy cases through mediation, instead of the courts, provides parents with a space to be heard, and has saved the Gauteng health department millions in the process.
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#SONA2020: ‘Stop looking at GBV in isolation’
Activist says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech should have linked South Africa’s challenges to gender-based violence
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Desperate parents call for autism school in Limpopo
Parents in Limpopo are frustrated about trying to find adequate education facilities for their children living autism. These children require special attention.
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#STICondomWeek: ‘Give women the power to protect themselves’
Most of the country’s attention is focussed on condom use to prevent HIV, but other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a serious problem — and can exacerbate risk of HIV infection.
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HEALA calls for 20% tax on sugary drinks
The alliance has been encouraged by public support on proposals for an increase in the Health Promotion Levy (HPL)
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Women advised: lose weight before conceiving
Rising obesity amongst pregnant women is an increasing concern to health professionals because it puts their lives and that of their unborn babies at risk.
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This is not the time to give up, says SA HIV advocates
South African HIV advocates say there is an urgent need for the government to make PrEP available to everyone who needs it
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#NHIPublicHearings: ‘Addressing inequality is long overdue’
The proceedings in Piketberg and Khayelitsha highlighted the cries of farmworkers and people living in townships.
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Large scale HIV vaccine study failed, but there’s hope
Scientists and advocacy groups are hopeful that findings from the HVTN 702 study will pave the way for more robust HIV prevention vaccines in the future.
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Clinics shut doors after short working day
Free State residents allege they aren’t getting the health care they need because numerous clinics close early, after operating for only a few hours
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#NHIPublicHearings: ‘Don’t say that the government doesn’t do anything for you’
Much like at the hearings before this one, residents demand the current public healthcare facilities to be fixed first.
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