Doctor’s secrets to a healthy and long life
This rural doctor is used to writing scripts for medication, but he has now written a manuscript.
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Hypertension affects both young and old
Today marks World Hypertension Day, Health-e citizen journalists look at people who have managed the condition for years.
Obesity on the rise in rural communities
Obesity rates continue to soar but people in rural areas are most at risk, say experts.
New TB drug reduces treatment time
A major shot in the arm is set to boost South Africa's fight against tuberculosis.
Tembisa hospice faces shutdown
Arebaokeng hospice in Tembisa has been providing palliative care for the terminally ill and their families for almost 20 years after founder, executive director and registered nurse (RN) Florah Modiba saw the need in her community.
Rural pre schoolers learn when touching is abuse
With rampant sexual abuse countrywide, children are often unaware that they are being abused. Armed with a teddy bear, four women from Limpopo are giving these children the chance to speak up about abuse.
Mpumalanga residents want emergency services prioritised
As the country heads to the polls, some South Africans have mixed feelings about service delivery and the quality of health services in their communities. Health-e asked Mpumalanga residents what they thought about the province’s public clinics and hospitals.
Vasectomy on men’s health agenda
John Zulu believes having a vasectomy is a sign of weakness. Zulu, a 59-year-old taxi driver from Piet Retief, called the male sterilization procedure a disgrace to his culture and accused the government of brainwashing black men to accept it.
Furious nurses threaten to withhold votes
“No jobs, no vote,” shouted unemployed nurses who marched to O.R Tambo Health sub-district offices in Lusikisiki last week. The unhappy nurses sang, carried placards and handed over a memorandum demanding that the Eastern Cape Department of Health employ them in the Ingquza Hill municipality.
Troubled Vuwani residents pledge to shun poll
Many Vuwani residents have vowed to stay at home on 8 May because of severe water shortages, sewage spills, uncollected rubbish bins and lack of essential medication at their local clinics.
Parents urged to love their gay children unconditionally
Mpumalanga - Dumisani Calvin Mabasa, 28, moved 175km from the town of Siyabuswa to Johannesburg to live in a society where his sexuality was accepted.
Most people with rare genetic blood disorder remain undiagnosed
Thirteen-year-old Ruan Malan was born a healthy boy in 2006 - or so his parents thought. His mother, Julia, remembers the family’s joy when they took their baby boy home from the hospital after three days; he was just like any normal newborn.
Health screening hotspot identified
John Phati (42) from Tembisa gets tested for HIV at least twice a year because he doesn’t like using condoms even though he has multiple sexual partners.
Bad diagnosis scars toddler
Five-year-old Shantel* is covered with eczema scars and has lived in isolation almost her life with a condition that could have been prevented if her local clinic had made the correct diagnosis when she was few months old.
World pays tribute to unsung Community Health Workers
Nicolyn Mohale (45) was called to a home in a Limpopo village to attend to an emergency in the middle of the night.