Selling sex to support her family
BETHLEHEM – Yoliswa Mazibuko*, who lives in Bethlehem in the Free State has to put her health at risk to provide for her family. Being a single parent to three children has led her to a job she never pictured…
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Melegi milk sold for R55
BETHLEHEM – Bisimillah Supermarket in Bethlehem is illegally selling Melegi Infant Formula marked with the stamp: “State use only, not for re-sale”. When OurHealth visited the supermarket, there were four 400g tins of Melegi on the shelves waiting to be sold,…
Rotary helps organise health clinic events in Jouberton
Rotary Clubs of Klerksdorp and Orkney, together with the Department of Health, took part in a nationwide campaign to take free services to people of Jouberton, near Klerksdorp in the North West over the weekend.
Too many patients, too little time
Depaliseng sub-district in Gert Sibande has five healthcare facilities: three community health clinics (CHC) and two clinics. The two nearest hospitals are in Standerton, 80km away and Heidelberg Hospital, in Gauteng, which is 30km away. The sub-district has a population…
Dilopye clinic suffers from staff shortages
Dilopye village is situated in a remote area in the north-western region of the city of Tshwane, Hammanskraal, which is one of the National Health Insurance pilot sites with an estimated population of 35 000 people. Many of these are unemployed and depend on social assistance grants.
Initiation rules help to keep young men safe and healthy
Winter is the time initiation schools run and in the Eastern Cape it is a time of worry for many because of the health risks involved.
Simpler ARV treatment begins in Eastern Cape
Eight people have been initiated into the new Fixed Dose Combination of ARV treatment at the Magwa Clinic. The new treatment uses one pill, which combines emtricitabine, TDF and efavirenz.
Health supporter honoured
A well-known health supporter has been honoured by the department of health and social development in Vhembe for her outstanding community commitment in health-related matters.
South African and Zimbabwe unite against cholera
The Department of Health and Social Development in Limpopo is collaborating with the Zimbabwean government to curb cholera outbreaks in both countries.
Caring for the destitute elderly with no support and little money
SOSHANGUVE - From outside, Leratong Old Age and Orphanage Centre in Block XX seems like an ordinary house, but inside thirteen pensioners are cared for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with the aide of six caregivers.
Resisting “sugar daddies” – loveLife
Older HIV-positive people use their influence to manipulate young girls into having sex.
District-by-district breakdown of school toilets
Health-e News Service conducted an informal survey of the state of 17 schools' toilets that fall within four of the National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts. Read how each district performed.
School toilets in shocking state
Millions of people do not have access to proper sanitation and in South African schools the situation is especially dire. Health-e News Service conducted an informal survey of the state of 17 schools' toilets that fall within four of the National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts. At all 17 schools the toilets were in a shocking condition. By OurHealth Reporters.
Mpumalanga district falling behind NSP targets
GERT SIBANDE. - The Gert Sibande district municipality is working hard at implementing the National Strategic Plan (NSP) for 2012-2015 that promotes zero new infections, zero HIV/AIDS related deaths and zero stigma.
Patient praises Mphohadi clinic in Free State
BETHLEHEM. ' A 27-year-old Bethlehem woman, Nthatisi Tladi, told OurHealth about the service she has experienced from the Mphohadi Clinic in the Free State over the last 10 years.