Moms agonise over shortage of essential vaccines for babies
The shortage of vaccines given to babies when they turn 9- and 18-months-old within the Vhembe district in Limpopo has left mothers anxious about the health of their babies.
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The challenges parents face when looking after their children with cancer
Other than seeing their children in pain and tears, parents caring for children who have cancer go through financial and psychological problems. They also adjust their lives to spend more time in hospitals.
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Fighting for the rights of intersex people
Intersex genital mutilation — a violent and irreversible cosmetic surgery — is still happening in many countries, including South Africa. Intersex children need to be protected.
Mpilo app: Will using technology improve Gauteng’s healthcare?
Mpilo is a new app to make patients' lives easier by providing a seamless communication system, but some are asking if this is what the provincial depart actually needs.
Health-e citizen journalist wins inaugural journalism award
Tembisa-based OurHealth citizen journalist Marcia Zali walks away with the first Grow Great Journalism Award for her reporting childhood nutrition and stunting.
#DrTSexBook: Pleasure in the bedroom is a sexual and reproductive rightÂ
Sexual health and reproductive justice have everything to do with enjoying sex, says the leader of the pleasure revolution Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng.
World Food Day: The struggle to survive on a child support grant
South Africa’s child support grant — introduced in 1998 and currently at R420 a month — intended to improve the wellbeing of young children by reducing malnutrition. Over 20 years later, that is not the case.
Waste pickers at tremendous health risk
Although banned by some municipalities, collecting waste from local landfills is huge business, but it can be detrimental to the waste picker’s health.
What can be done to reduce gender-based violence?
Limpopo-based non-profit organisations (NPOs) share solutions to lessen the alarming statistics in Vhembe.
#LifeEsidimeni: How long is the road to justice?
It’s been two years since the beginning of the historic arbitration. We take you on the journey of seeking justice for the deaths of 144 mental health patients.
Less than half of HIV-positive teenagers are accessing treatment
The conventional way of accessing HIV treatment in South Africa is a hurdle for young people living with the virus, according to a new study.
Medicine in motion: Patients receive chronic medical care at their convenience
Anyone who uses chronic medication understands that admin involved in getting it month-to-month. Now, a bicycle delivery service is revolutionising the system.
Mothers stigmatised because HIV status recorded on baby health cards
Mothers say they experience stigma, discrimination, isolation and bullying because of their HIV status, and that of their children, because they are included in their health cards.
From Tzaneen to Tanzania: one man’s mission to be a present father
Fitness trainer, Nyiko Masango, is cycling from Tzaneen to Tanzania to raise awareness about absentee fathers.
How to reduce unemployment for people with disabilities
Lack of employment opportunities for people who are disabled is a growing challenge in rural Vhembe, Limpopo.