Patient incorrectly prescribed HIV medication
When epileptic patient Thabang Madimabi collapsed, he never expected to wake up in hospital and on antiretrovirals (ARVs) – especially since Madimabi is HIV negative.
Our Health
OurHealth is Health-e’s network of community journalists based in rural villages and townships across South Africa. We bring you grassroots reporting from the people who cover the communities they live in.
Read More » Patient incorrectly prescribed HIV medication
Vuwani pupils back in school
Following almost three weeks of missed classes due to violent protests, Vuwani pupils are back in school.
Ambulance arrives too late to save teen
Lele Gangile, 19, thought he wanted to end his life but when he had second thoughts, an ambulance may have arrived too late to save the Orange Farm teen.
‘Unbearable’ Northern Cape clinic gets cleaner after almost a year
One Northern Cape clinic recently spent months without a cleaner, forcing nurses to trade their stethoscopes for mops. Now, the Northern Cape Department of Health has stepped in to help.
North West families turn to food gardens amid food hikes
As drought and a weaker rand conspire to raise food prices, families in the North West may be hardest hit. One family has found a fix for high food prices.
Drought leaves Limpopo clinic without working toilets
A Limpopo clinic serving more than five villages has been left without working toilets as the ongoing drought continues to ravage local water supplies.
Cancer an unknown killer in rural South Africa
For many women in rural areas, cancer remains a killer and some say they knew too little to see the dreaded diagnosis coming.
Mpumalanga school health programme battles parents, budgets
The Mpumalanga Department of Health is looking to take school health services to more of the province’s children, but parents and budgets may stand in its way.
Public meetings rally support for cervical cancer jab
As school health teams get underway with the country's third annual human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive, Northern Cape public meetings aim to convince skeptical caregivers that the jab may be the best shot young girls have at preventing cervical cancer.
Nurses forced to clean clinic after hours
Clean enough to eat off the floors is how some people would expect a clinic to be, but in one Northern Cape clinic this is far from the reality.
Municipality repairs week-long sewage leak
Limpopo's Thulamela Local Municipality has fixed a burst sewer pipe that sent putrid sewage spilling onto Thohoyandou city streets for about a week, but residents say they want to know why repairs took so long.
Week-long sewage spill closes Thohoyandou shops
A burst pipe has sent sewage spewing into downtown Thohoyandou, forcing several local businesses to close their doors as the spill continues for almost a week.
Soweto community marches against drug abuse
The Orlando Community Policing Forum (CPF) recently held its regular anti-drug march through the neighbourhood's streets following allegations that local drug users were behind the theft of new school tablets in the area.
Students cautioned about Ritalin abuse
As tertiary institutions reopen across the country, the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) has issued a strong warning to students to steer clear of performance-enhancing drugs.
Disabled man receives social grant after 10-year battle
Diagnosed blind and mentally disabled as a baby, Prince Makhado has waited a decade to receive the disability grant that could help his family make ends meet. Now, the Makhado family's wait is over.