There is a high burden of HIV in Mpumalanga amongst men over the age of 25 who have sex with men, a study conducted by Anova Health Institute and the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF) in Gert Sibande and Ehlanzeni district municipalities has revealed.
Residents of Jouberton have resorted to dumping rubbish illegally because there are not enough municipal trucks to take rubbish away. The unhealthy living conditions in this, the largest township in the City of Maslosana are cause for concern.
John Taolo Gaetsewe district has the highest teenage pregnancy in the Northern Cape. This is according to HIV and AIDS district coordinator Sonia Makoko during a teenage pregnancy dialouge in Maruping community Hall in Kuruman.
Hartebeesfontein - Informal settlement residents – many of whom come from nearby farms - in Tigane township, about 20km from Klerksdorp, are facing serious health risks.
More than fifty regular patients at the Village Clinic in the OR Tambo District had a sit-in at the clinic when they were told that their Efavirenz tablets – an anti-retroviral drug for HIV-positive patients – was not available.
Patients and nurses particularly in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng and Mpumalanga continue to report medicine stock-outs at local clinics, including shortages of antiretroviral medicine.
Ongoing pressure and threatened litigation from the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has led to the construction of a temporary clinic in Lusikisiki and confirmed plans to build a permanent state-of-the-art day hospital.
Vhembe – OurHealth recently spent time with a woman in Mfulwi Village, who has no proper housing after it was destroyed by the floods, but has six children to care for.
Vhembe – The Mukwevho family of Mulodi Village are mourning the death of their daughter Betty following a botched illegal abortion last week.
Vhembe – Villagers in Gumela, Musunda, Tshitanzhe and Tshikotoni have to literally travel or walk for hours to Matavhela clinic, their closest healthcare facilities.
Kestell – The Geduld community, home to 18 impoverished families, recently saw a much needed early childhood development centre closed down.
Kestell – The farming community between Harrismith and Kestell are facing massive challenges in accessing safe water and is forced to get it from a nearby stream which is not safe for drinking.
The notorious drug known as nyaope or whoonga has now made its way to small towns like Ermelo and it is currently consuming many lives of young people in this town.
Epilepsy recently came under the spotlight at the Boekenhout Clinic, the scene of the Tshwane districts first support group. National Epilepsy Day presented an opportunity to create awareness around the condition among heath workers and the community. Facility manager Dorothy…
Residents of Zuzokuhle, informal settlement in Howick, face tough challenges every day with no electricity and poor access to toilets and water and long distances to a clinic.
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