Plans to relocate Standerton TB Hospital
The Standerton TB hospital in Mpumalanga’s Gert Sibande District could possibly be relocated to other premises in the province where it will be better used.
News
Read More » Plans to relocate Standerton TB Hospital
When a ‘bundle of joy’ becomes a mental struggle
Postnatal depression doesn’t only threaten the health of parents. Failing to bond with babies in their crucial first months of life can predispose a child to range of mental health and developmental problems. HEALTH-E NEWS’ Amy Green finds out why South African parents, especially mothers, are depressed and what it could take to lift their moods through connecting with their new-borns.
Act ushers in April sugar levy
South Africans will start paying tax on sugary drinks from 1 April 2018, according to an Act gazetted yesterday.
SA mom gets the country’s first bionic hand
Mpumalanga mother Bridgette Mokoena, who lost part of her hand in a car crash in 2010, is the first South African to receive a bionic hand replacement.
Life Esidimeni: A snapshot of the tragedy
Here, Health-e has only profiled 10 former Life Esidimeni (LE) patients, and the circumstances around their deaths, but it provides a glimpse into the dignity denied to both mental health care users and their families before, during and after the fatal move.
Kids consume up to 200% more sugar than recommended
Liquid sugar is easily absorbed, and most of the sugar from sweetened beverages has no nutritional value beyond the sugar content.
Life Esidimeni: Remembering those who died
After about two months of harrowing testimony, the arbitration hearings into the Life Esidimeni tragedy came to a close last week. But families are no closer to the closure they want and need.
NGOs plan to ease KZN health woes
KWA-ZULU NATAL - Right to Care, together with the Bhekuzulu Self-sustaining Project and the Mpilonhle Sanctuary Organisation are working together to offer patients a one-stop shop where they can have all their chronic conditions seen to in a single visit.
Policing the law: when rape survivors lose faith
For many victims of sexual violence, the law is not enough to protect them, particularly when rogue police officers use it as a tool for intimidation.
Limpopo’s health system crumbling
LIMPOPO - To address the health crises in the province, Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba has pleaded with the government to pump more money into her department and to stop building new facilities until the old ones have been renovated.
Traditional leaders champion cancer cause
EASTERN CAPE - Women in traditional leadership formed initiatives to embark on cancer awareness campaigns to educate their communities on dangers, early detection and prevention of breast cancer.
Bigger the belly, wealthier the man, say villagers
For a number of previously disadvantaged communities, the bigger the belly the wealthier an individual is a common perception.
Parliament finally passes sugary drinks tax
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) today passed the tax on sugary drinks, which is part of the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Revenue Law Amendment Bill.
Soup kitchen reduce food costs for poor families
Alexandra non-profit organisation Ucedo Lwa Bantu (Help for the Nation), originally established to help patients with chronic illnesses adhere to their medication programmes, has instead become a feeding programme.
Public Works to evict rape support NGO
The national Department of Public Works wants to evict the Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Project (TVEP) from its rundown offices, despite the fact that it is the only organisation in Vhembe that provides services to people who have been raped and abused.Â