Free State – First no ARVs, now no condoms
The Treatment Action Campaign has reported massive condom stockouts and shortages in the beleaguered Free State.
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Free fluconazole available in certain state hospitals
The free diflucan promised by government on December 1 last year is now available in state hospitals in certain provinces. The medication, which treats two common opportunistic infections that affect people with HIV/AIDS, is currently available in Gauteng and the Western Cape and at least four other provinces will follow soon.
Fire extinguished at another Free State hospital
The fire which broke out at Phuthuloha hospital is the second fire at a Free State hospital in two in weeks.
Fight to beat diabetes and early death
Makhehla Mosia from Qwaqwa in the Free State believes years of bad eating habits are what led her to develop type 2 diabetes and poor health.
Fears of violence threaten Free State health hearing
Security guards escorted several audience members out of a civil society-organised commission into the Free State health system as fears mounted that tensions in the room could lead to violence.
Fake doctor arrested
FREE STATE – An intelligence operation between Crime intelligence and the Free State Hawks has led to the arrest of a man accused of performing illegal abortions.
Exodus of Free State doctors
Newly released Free State health indicators show all is not well in the troubled province as the province loses a unprecedented 177 medical doctors in the last year.
EFF praises Hawks following arrest of HPCSA CEO for fraud
The EFF has lauded the work done by the Hawks which saw Dr David Motau, CEO of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and former Free State health head of department, appear in court on Monday alongside his fellow accused on charges of defrauding the department of R8.7 million.
Drugs trickle into the Free State
Most hospital and clinics in the Free State have still not started treating the more than 15 000 people waiting for their anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs, however the national health department has given the assurance that drugs will now start arriving at all 28 sites.
Diabetes: FS families struggle to meet children’s needs
Two families in the Free State have had to find. ways to cope with their children being diagnosed with diabetes. Health-e News visited these families to find out just how challenging it is to manage this chronic condition. Tseleng Mohono,…
Decade long wait for Rouxville clinic
The long wait is over for residents of Lerole Lea Thunya Township in Rouxville, Free State. They finally have a functional clinic. Previously, Health-e reported that the community referred to the old clinic as a ‘deep freezer’. The conditions were less…
Death of baby linked to Nehawu strike
On Wednesday evening, Nthabeleng Makhalema, 39, gave birth to her premature daughter at Pelonomi Hospital in Bloemfontein. Pelonomi is badly affected by the Nehawu strike, with the facility having to move some patients to nearby hospitals. A midwife, disguised as…
COVID-19 vaccine: Youngsters torn as conspiracies abound
While many young people in the Free State are keen to get the COVID-19 vaccine, some are adamant that the jab is harmful and part of a state-sponsored conspiracy to alter people’s DNA. Health-e News spoke to a few youngsters after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced last Sunday evening that the national COVID-19 vaccine rollout will open for 18 to 34 year olds from 1 September.
Contractors blamed for unfinished Free State clinics
Free State Premier says the province was “disappointed” with the slow pace of construction work on three hospitals and five clinics.
Condom stockouts threaten prevention efforts
JOHANNESBURG: (PlusNews) - AIDS activists have reported that public health facilities in South Africa's Free State Province are experiencing serious shortages of condoms, with some clinics reporting complete stockouts.