A new generation of South Africans are questioning what freedom means for women and the LGBTQIA+ community. The Break the Silence Movement says it intends on taking conversations about gender-based violence beyond hashtags.
With hospital at capacity pregnant women forced to sleep on the floor this weekend at the Job Shimankana Tabane Hospital in Rustenburg.
The CareKahle Clinic in Orange Farm gives patients healthcare services at reduced rates helping unburden the state primary health care system.
Friends, family and colleagues remember the life of Health-e News board member and health activist Celicia Serenata.
Down Syndrome South Africa said people with Down syndrome should be prioritised in the national COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The organisation said people with Down syndrome are more vulnerable to contracting the disease, and have struggled under the pandemic regulations.
In South Africa, inequality remains a driving force behind health issues. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened this, and women are most likely to bear the brunt of this harsh reality.
A mother was devastated when she learned her daughter was autistic. With support and education raising her daughter is challenging, but ‘wonderful.’
In this special report, Health-e News spoke to healthcare workers and experts in all nine provinces to get their reactions to the suspension of the COVID-19 Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine amid safety precautions. Sixteen of the 20 we spoke to already received the jab and this is what they had to say.
It is with profound sadness that Health-E News announces the passing of the organisation’s Board Chairperson, Ms Celicia Serenata after a lengthy illness.
In South Africa, Tuberculosis (TB) affects more men than women. The Desmond Tutu Health Foundation has called for the consideration of men’s voices when designing treatment and prevention programmes.
Although the immune systems of children and infants are resilient against contracting the coronavirus, moms who are exposed to the virus on a daily basis fear transmitting it to their new-born babies through breastfeeding.
Misinformation and the fear of dying are creating a stigma around COVID-19, with some refusing to disclose a positive diagnosis, despite the danger of spreading the coronavirus.
With the vaccine rollout slower than expected, communicable diseases experts are warning that South Africa could experience a third wave of COVID-19 infections.
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, along with a group of former African leaders, are calling on wealthier nations to help reduce COVID-19 vaccine inequality.
As he steps down from the country’s national COVID-19 advisory committee, Professor Abdool Karim says government has set a ‘new standard of transparency’ in its communication over the vaccine acquisition process. Karim also dismissed rumours that he was leaving the committee over professional differences.
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