After feeling ill for months, 16-year-old Sinethemba Kuse received the news that she had multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) from her local clinic in Khayelitsha outside of Cape Town in December last year.
Kuruman – a small town in the Northern Cape – has become a hot spot for human trafficking, with young women and children being targeted and in some cases even murdered.
Poor service levels at the Charles Johnson Memorial Gateway Clinic in KwaZulu Natal’s Umzinyathi district has been ongoing for so long that it is almost accepted as the clinic’s culture. A shortage of nurses and a confusing number system for patient queues are the main issues impacting heavily on both staff and clinic visitors.
Exposure to infectious patients, high HIV rates and a lack of ventilation in facilities are some of the reasons healthcare workers in South Africa have the one of the highest tuberculosis (TB) infection rates in the world.
The Department of Education in Limpopo has introduced feeding schemes at all rural schools in the province in an effort to promote healthy eating habits among learners, yet many children are choosing unhealthy food sold by the hawkers outside the school…
By turning to another man for comfort after her obese husband lost interest in sex, a Free State woman’s actions sparked a tragic series of events that ended in murder.
The price of basic foods eaten by low-income households has increased by 15 percent in the past year, and many households cannot get through the month any longer.
Innovators, policymakers, and investors gathered in Johannesburg last month for the South Africa Innovation Summit and after this, it is worth asking, are we as a nation doing enough to finance health innovation and technology? Dr Tony Bunn discusses...
Animal TB (termed zoonotic TB) poses a greater threat to human health and the economy than previously thought, according to a report published in the medical journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases last week.
Every year thousands of senior citizens in the Thohoyandou area come together to participate in the King Toni Mphephu Ramabulana fun walk – a 10km event aimed at promoting exercise.
People in the Bethlehem area who have eaten fish caught from their local dam have been falling desperately sick, and the Health Department is now investigating the health scare.
Some women in rural areas of the Northern Cape, where efforts are underway to promote increased usage of female condoms, have said they are against the device.
While dental services at government health facilities are free, the fact that they are limited, many poor people in rural communities are unable to make use of them or are not aware of them. It’s an issue that is receiving some attention as September is oral hygiene month.
For teenager Lerato Mofokeng, while losing her arm was a traumatic experience, it has turned her into a brave speaker who now inspires other children with disabilities to overcome their own challenges.
The Wrenchville community clinic, situated about 5kms outside Kuruman in the Nothern Cape, has been badly vandalised by angry community members who stoned the facility and burnt down the community hall and library.
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