The selfless and unacknowledged financial sacrifices that nurses make for their patients – often daily – is a phenomenon that needs to be further investigated, quantified, and taken into consideration when designing TB interventions that support patient adherence to TB treatment.
A task team should be established by no later than 15 February 2025, with a draft of this plan to be finalised by 28 February 2025, at the latest.
Research on social grants in South Africa indicates positive effects on food security and suggests potential mental health benefits due to reduced financial stress.
The struggles of other critical healthcare workers, including oral health practitioners, rehabilitation therapists, and mental health specialists are often over-looked.
South Africa faces alarming rates of teen pregnancy and HIV, with many young people deterred from accessing free preventive services due to judgment and shame.
Many women who are living with HIV were infected through non-consensual sexual acts, often accompanied by physical and emotional violence; linked to the imbalance in power between women and men.
South Africa’s role in the global environmental health movement cannot simply be symbolic; it must be practical and firmly rooted in action.
While the physical impact of diabetes is widely known, the mental health challenges are often overlooked.
Cancer cells can evade the immune system, create their own blood supply, and adapt to survive under different conditions.
Despite the challenges, Karabo returned to school with the support of her family and friends. She returned to school shortly after giving birth.
From the outside the centre looked like an abandoned house, the paint was peeling off from the walls, some windows were broken and the roof was damaged.
Something that reminds us of enjoying a certain food, such as an eye-catching ad or delicious smell, can cause us to crave it.
Taxis are not necessarily safe for women. They are like so many other public spaces in a country with some of the world’s highest rates of sexual violence and murder of women by men.
Accessible learning management systems, South African sign language interpreters, and the inclusion of SASL in curricula are key to a more inclusive environment.
"When I saw the signs, I was in denial. I thought maybe it is something that would just go away with time. People were saying boys are always slower but I knew something was not ok."
