A mother’s plea for help to fund double lung transplant
A mother of two is desperately pleading to South Africans to help her raise funds so that she can undergo a double lung transplant.
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Most Eastern Cape elderly in the EC express happiness at their treatment at COVID-19 vaccination centres
Last week, from Monday, the Eastern Cape health department ramped up its vaccination drive in an effort to meet its target of vaccinating 4,5 million people.
World Blood Donor Day: South Africa blood bank is stable, but more donors are still needed.
Despite the challenges they have encountered when it comes to blood collection, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, South African National Blood Service (SANBS) said, on World Blood Donor Day, that the country now has a stable stock of blood in their banks, but more willing blood donors are still needed.
COVID-19 to HIV Vaccines: lessons learnt from the COVID-19 vaccine development
Researchers have been trying to develop an HIV vaccine for about four decades without success. However, the successful development of a COVID-19 vaccine could provide lessons for scientists.
OP-ED: Government failing to address health needs of people with albinism
The needs of people living with albinism are not taken seriously including by healthcare providers writes Innocentia Mgijima Konopi and Aldridge Munyoro this Albinism Awareness Day.
10th SA AIDS Conference: Ending AIDS amid pandemics
South Africa hosted its 10th SA AIDS Conference this week and this year’s theme is 'Ending AIDS amid Pandemics'.
In Focus: Global strategy to end cryptococcal meningitis in people living with HIV
Cryptococcal meningitis is the second biggest killer of people living with HIV after tuberculosis (TB). Now, a global initiative, the Ending Cryptococcal Meningitis Deaths by 2030 Strategic Framework aims to get the gold standard drug to treat the disease – flucytosine – registered in countries that need it. By Amy Green for Spotlight and Health-e News.
National Cancer Survivors Day: Remembering a cancer survivor who gave hope to others
A cancer survivor, described as a hero in her community, and activist in rural Limpopo has died before National Cancer Survivors Day which was on Sunday.
Mothers2Mothers: Helping mothers live with HIV
Mothers2Mothers helps women living with HIV find employment and deal with the stigma of living with HIV.
You and your child can get prosecuted for cyberbullying, experts warn
Children found guilty of bullying and cyberbullying others may face harsher consequences. This is according to child protection experts speaking to Health-e News this Child Protection Week.
Community protest over water shortages leaves villages in Vhembe District dry
Mutoti Village lies just outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo. Not far from the village, pipelines from Nandoni Water Plant transport water to nearby villages across the Vhembe District Municipality. But, there is no pipeline supplying water to Mutoti Village. Residents have expressed frustration at being excluded from accessing water from the plant, which is situated near their village.
SIU concerned over “lack of action” in Eastern Ambulance Scooters saga
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has expressed concerns over lack of action from the Eastern Cape provincial government after it ordered action against officials implicated in the R10-million Ambulance Scooters Project.
Op-ed: Govt urged to embrace the power of tech in the delivery of primary healthcare for all
The research released by Percept this week shows the real potential of technology in the effective delivery of primary healthcare services across South Africa. The research should thus be used as a road map to better healthcare services for all. By Shivani Ranchod, CEO of Percept.
Child Protection Week: Protecting all children living in South Africa
Protecting all children living in South Africa is a top priority for this year's Child Protection Week. It was launched under the theme “Let us all protect children during and beyond Covid-19”. The launch included the voices of children from across all nine provinces, with a special focus on child migrants.
Health-e News launches anti-bullying campaign in local languages
To mark Child Protection Week Health-e News is launching an anti-bullying social media campaign. We are also launching our content in local languages project with anti-bullying infographics in English, Setswana and isiXhosa. Click on the infographics to open them in a large format gallery.