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One of South Africa’s first politicians to openly speak about HIV, Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. Health-e takes a look at how local activists and global health leaders are remembering the father of the nation.
Some of South Africa’s 2.4 million HIV patients will be able to get antiretroviral (ARV) outside of health clinics in a move the Department of Health hopes will help address stock outs.
Mutshidzi Nembahe tested HIV-positive at just 14 years old. His courage to live openly with HIV has left those in the community in awe.
Budget cuts and poor financial management may be some of the culprits driving the country’s medicine stockouts.
With wards packed to capacity, some Port Elizabeth mental health patients are literally sleeping on top of each other, according to health workers who say bed shortages are just the beginning of problems plaguing mental health services.
Police bust three pupils caught with dagga at Limpopo's Mamphodo Secondary School in Gumela Village.
OurHealth spoke to three senior citizens from Mofolo North, Soweto to get their tips for staying healthy in their twilight years.
Starting HIV patients on antiretrovirals (ARV) earlier may save South Africa money in the short-term, but doctors caution such a move may risk patients.
Health-e News Service currently runs a citizen journalist programme in South Africa's 11 National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts and we're looking for new journalists for the team.
The Health Systems Trust has released its latest District Health Barometer. Health-e takes a look at some of the worst districts in South Africa to be a woman or mother.
Health Systems Trust has just released its latest District Health Barometer report. Health-e takes a look at some of the country's worst district health performers.
While a number of Western Cape health indicators are country's best, there are some surprising thorns amongst the roses including figures that point to a lack of clean drinking water.
Dan Vilazkazi, 19, from Soshanguve recently got clean after years of nyaope use but staying clean is another when drugs are everywhere.
Drug users in Mpumalanga’s Gert Sibande district are using younger boys to scam money from the community to feed their habit.
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