Medicines go missing – and so do budgets
Budget cuts and poor financial management may be some of the culprits driving the country’s medicine stockouts.
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Mental health patients go without proper beds, clothes
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.
Vhembe school busts students for dagga
Police bust three pupils caught with dagga at Limpopo's Mamphodo Secondary School in Gumela Village.
The secrets to aging gracefully
OurHealth spoke to three senior citizens from Mofolo North, Soweto to get their tips for staying healthy in their twilight years.
Earlier HIV treatment could save South Africa money
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.
Call for Health-e citizen journalist applications
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.
South Africa’s worst places to be a woman, mother
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 district dunces
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.
The Western Cape’s dirty little secrets
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.
Soshanguve struggles with addictions
Dan Vilazkazi, 19, from Soshanguve recently got clean after years of nyaope use but staying clean is another when drugs are everywhere.
Drug users scam community for next hit
Drug users in Mpumalanga’s Gert Sibande district are using younger boys to scam money from the community to feed their habit.
Child hunger risks South Africa’s future
About 2.5 million children go hungry each year in South Africa and researchers warn that today’s unmet needs will have serious consequences for tomorrow without more early childhood interventions.
At a glance: Tobacco and your body
Causing cataracts to cancer, smoking can affect every part of your body - see how in this graphic.
New Health-e documentary focuses on mental health
Airing this Sunday on SABC 3’s Special Assignment, Health-e’s latest documentary exposes South Africa’s serious lack of mental health facilities.
Government unveils NCD strategic plan
With non-communicable diseases (NCDs) accounting for almost half of all deaths in South Africa, the department of health has released a new strategy to curb rising rates of diseases such as diabetes, cancer and hypertension.