Dieticians for diabetics: an “essential investment”
New guidelines for treatment and prevention make the case for prioritising dieticians but there is little buy-in from government.
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Far East Rand hospital crisis
Overcrowded wards, a shortage of blankets, broken showers and no hot water – these are among the shocking conditions patients face when admitted to the Far East Rand Hospital in Springs.
‘I am HIV positive not cursed’
Mpumalanga – A young man, diagnosed with HIV and advised to start anti-retroviral treatment, chose instead to please his family and turn to the church for help.
Limpopo woman gives birth on the street
A pregnant woman, who was sent home after arriving at her local clinic with severe abdominal pains, gave birth to a healthy baby girl in the street a short while later.
Dry facilities an indictment on our democracy
After 23 years of ‘freedom’, some health facilities are operating without the water as provincial authorities blame municipalities and municipalities drag their feet.
Toilet horror at Vhembe’s Home Affairs offices
LIMPOPO - The toilets at the Vhembe district Home Affairs offices in Limpopo have not been cleaned for so long that the local community now believes they are an actual health hazard.
Jeppe Clinic closed down for renovations
Jeppe Clinic, one of the biggest government health facilities serving the high-density community of the Johannesburg CBD, has been temporarily closed.
Junk food, junk status cause skyrocketing medical costs
Medical costs expected to skyrocket after South Africa's credit rating downgrade to junk status.
More Esidimeni deaths, but none from neglect
About six more former Life Esidimeni patients have died since the Ombudsman's investigation but none passed on in the same "inhumane, negligent and unacceptable conditions".
Water project to benefit thirsty villagers
The water stricken villagers of Ha-Mabila, outside of Tshilamba in Limpopo are set to benefit from boreholes which are drilled at a local school.
Nurses need debriefing & counselling – Denosa
NORTHERN CAPE – Nurses in the public health sector, faced with extreme situations beyond their control every day, are in need of counselling and debriefing sessions that are no longer provided for them.
Transport costs lead to unnecessary death
KWA-ZULU NATAL – The unaffordable cost of traveling to her local clinic almost 20km away led to a 59-year-old woman defaulting on her medication and ultimately dying.
Grim findings after health facilities inspections
An inspection report of over 600 public health facilities makes grim reading – both because many facilities have deep-rooted problems and because the report is riddled with mistakes
Disabled mom gets son’s grant after 4 years
After a four-year long struggle to receive a child grant for her son, a disabled mother in rural Limpopo has finally been paid something.
Addressing gay men’s HIV risk
Men who have sex with men (MSM) in Africa are twice as likely as the general population to be HIV positive, mostly because their health needs are not being met by clinics.