‘Sexual abuse of disabled a big concern’
Special Olympics South Africa has called on local communities to fight to stop the scourge of sexual abuse perpetrated against the disabled.
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Hawkers peddle rotten wares to pupils
A Limpopo headmaster is livid at street hawkers who have been selling his pupils rotten food and has banished the hawkers from the school area.
Church leaders asked to preach health from the pulpit
Community health care workers and religious leaders in Douglas, Northern Cape have joined hands to help improve health care and education in the community.
University students urged to be HIV, STI savvy
Some students go to university to get an education, but leave with not only a degree but also HIV or a sexually transmitted infection (STI), according to University of KwaZulu Natal’s HIV/AIDS Programme co-ordinator Nomonde Magantolo.
Nappy-dumping mums taken to task
Limpopo mums who dump used disposable nappies in the streets have been warned that they will face the wrath of the law if they do not clean up their act.
Preaching HIV from the pulpit
“There is no place for judgment” Faith-Based Organisations told, as they are called to roll up their sleeves in their fight against HIV
Allegations of assault by police rock Makwassie
A young North West man claims that an almost hour-long assault by police has left him with serious permanent injuries
Clinic languishes for years with shortages of space, water
Nursing staff and patients at the Bankhara Community Clinic outside Kuruman, Northern Cape say their clinic continues to struggle with medicine and space shortages almost two years after OurHealth first reported on the clinic’s poor state.
“It’s not a man’s duty only to carry condoms”
Carrying condoms isn’t scandalous, it’s a smart, say two young women from Johannesburg’s East Rand.
Staff shortages contribute to stock outs
Overburdened medical staff who are not trained in ordering stock could be contributing to the stock out problem that has hit SA
Faith sector needed for UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets
Faith-based organisations had an important role to play in fighting HIV, the SA AIDS Conference in Durban heard.
Codeine: SA’s over-the-counter addiction
It is destroying her life, but a Free State mother won’t give up her ‘bronco’ cough mixture.
Nurses making a difference: Breipaal Clinic
Returning to her life purpose later in life has turned into a blessing, not only for Nurse Maria van Bergen, but also for the many lives she touches at the Breipaal Clinic in Douglas, Northern Cape. The clinic, small and…
Jouberton sewage spills making children sick
Two women from Jouberton in the North West claim inhaling fumes from sewage that frequently spills onto their street has compromised their children’s health.
‘His erection is just not on:’ Erectile dysfunction threatens to tear couple apart
When Khensane met Craig* it was love at first sight and the couple soon became engaged, unwillingness to talk about what's going on between the sheets threatens to destroy their happy union even before they walk down the isle.