Free maternal healthcare saving lives in Lesotho
Free maternal healthcare service in Lesotho introduced by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is drastically curbing deaths during labour and delivery.
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What now for patients after psychiatric hospital closes?
Relatives of mentally ill loved ones protested last week, saying their family members are not doing well since they were discharged from Life Esidimeni’s psychiatric hospitals.
Hospital ‘misdiagnose’ nine-year old with HIV
An East Rand family is reeling after their son, who has TB, was misdiagnosed with HIV and given incorrect TB medication, which left him sicker than before.
Residents target councillor who ‘does nothing’
Residents are furious that councillor is nominated for municipal election when they have water shortages for three weeks at a time
Mpumalanga holds first people’s health assembly
Mpumalanga recently welcomed its first provincial People’s Health Assembly as the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and others continue to bemoan staff shortages.
HIV-positive graduates inspire others
From a bleak past, these activists now have a much brighter future - but their project needs more support
Traditional leaders turn treatment supporters
Communities surrounding Port St. Johns recently gathered at the house of a local headman to celebrate patients preserving with chronic illness.
Patient incorrectly prescribed HIV medication
When epileptic patient Thabang Madimabi collapsed, he never expected to wake up in hospital and on antiretrovirals (ARVs)  – especially since Madimabi is HIV negative.Â
Positive life changes for Africans
Africa has made the greatest progress in increasing life expectancy in the world, reports the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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A new cut may save an old tradition
In Mpumalanga, boys are preparing to head to ‘the mountain’ and return as men. As concerns regarding the safety of some initiation schools mount, a new blend of tradition and medicine may help preserve a centuries-old rite.
Water supply under threat from pollution
SAHR 2016: Sewage, acid mine drainage and climate change threaten the purity of our water supply.
Staff shortages, poor leadership cripple healthcare
There is a human resource crisis in healthcare that is driven partly by government tolerance of incompetent staff, according to Health Systems Trust’s South African Health Review 2016