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.
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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.
South Africa’s rural cancer conundrum
Two types of conditions can spell death in South Africa’s rural areas, and I just diagnosed a patient with one of them, writes a rural doctor in the latest installment of our Rural Reflections blog.
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.
Opinion: Psychologists playing a defensive game
In a country plagued by endemic violence and social inequality, psychologists cannot constrain themselves to the four walls of consulting rooms. To meet the needs of its patients, psychology must rethink its identity and voice in the fight for social justice, writes Garret Barnwell.
Health-e News among Discovery Health Journalism Awards finalists
Health-e News print and television reporters are among finalists announced today for the prestigious annual Discovery Health Journalism Award.
Delamanid clinical access programme expected
The South African National Department of Health is expected to roll out a clinical access programme to allow drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients access to the new drug delamanid.
[Updated]The hidden violence: Women and attempted suicide
For hundreds of murdered South African women, the last face they see is a face they used to love. Almost 60 percent of women murdered annually may die by their partner’s hands but who is counting the women who die by their own hands when violence at home becomes too much, asks Garret Barnwell.
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.
New clinical trial may shorten TB treatment for kids
About a million children develop tuberculosis (TB) annually around the world and when they do, they are often forced to try to take tiny handfuls of adult-sized tablets for months. Now, local researchers are looking at ways to make TB treatment for kids shorter and easier.
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.
Patents could block access to breast cancer treatment for decades
The approval of patents related to a breast cancer drug has allegedly given pharmaceutical giant Roche a near monopoly on a life-saving. When the price of life may be as much as R500,000, your bank balance may be a matter of life and death.
Long clinic queue becomes money maker
Monica Moloi spent hours watching patients queue at her nextdoor clinic until she realised she was looking at an opportunity.