While the country grapples with COVID-19 and its third wave devastation, there is another outbreak going under the radar. Hate crime and gender-based violence needs serious attention if alarming figures are to be brought under control anytime soon.
Short-staffed Gauteng healthcare facilities are scrambling to secure more resources as the number of daily infections continues to climb in the province.
The Delta variant which is driving South Africa’s current surge in COVID-19 infections has hogged the headlines since acting health minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, confirmed its prevalence in the country last Saturday afternoon. But, there are three other variants still swirling about as South Africans fight to keep this virus at bay.
The closing of schools couldn’t have come soon enough in the North West province with more than 2600 teachers testing positive for the virus.
Why is women’s health is important to society? By: Dr Abofele Khoele, Organon South Africa MD.
The health of residents living in Botshsbelo is under serious threat and with their concerns falling on deaf ears within the Mangaung municipality, the number of tuberculosis cases are rising and fast.
The Eastern Cape health department has been plagued by a series of controversies as the province prepares to deal with the looming COVID-19 third wave. Matters have since worsened with the release of a damning report which has left officials scurrying around in an attempt to save face.
The Delta variant is on the tip of all our tongues as South Africans get to grip with this vicious new strain which has led to the country being placed in an adjusted level 4 lockdown for two weeks starting today.
With drug users becoming younger and younger, the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) has urged citizens to fight substance abuse as the country enters day two of national Drug Awareness Week.
World Vitiligo Day: Mental health and awareness in the spotlight. Read these stories of people living with vitiligo in South Africa.
It’s an important week in South Africa as the country will once again be reminded of the national drug situation and in light of SANCA Drug Awareness Week, there is a story to be shared with the hope that other drug addicts in the same boat can clean up their acts and live a normal and healthy life again.
Stress is an inevitable part of our lives. After living through one of the most taxing years, it’s interesting to see where South African cities sit on the stress-meter. Johannesburg and Cape Town rank almost last for safety.
A senior Eastern Cape health official is facing disciplinary action for ordering the closure of a COVID-19 vaccination centre leading to many elderly people being turned away.
Patients living with heart related diseases will benefit from a public/private partnership between the Life Anncron and Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp.
Lack of support, inadequate policies and misinformation have been identified as some of the obstacles standing in the way of the reduction of tobacco harm in Africa as discussed during the Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) held in Liverpool, England last week.
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