With shared ablution facilities and no running water, Marikana and Nkandla informal settlements in Gauteng pose a high risk of Covid-19 infection, says Gauteng MEC for Economic Development, Agriculture and Environment.
As the number of coronavirus cases increases, the number of bogus claims about Covid-19 cures have too. Here’s what you need to know so you don’t fall victim to fake chain messages.
Despite creating vigorous debate, could traditional medicine be the key to finding a coronavirus cure? Writes Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla.
Backyard vegetable gardens keep families going during the national lockdown — with residents saying they save money and eat better because of their subsistence farming.
A Mahikeng doctor tests positive for Covid-19, as Health Minister Zweli Mkhize states that the number of healthcare workers infected with Covid-19 is above 500 people.
“Since the lockdown, the priority has been to buy food, not sanitary,” says Nompumelelo Nkosi.
The Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) says it is worried about their members working at Steve Biko Academic Hospital (SBAH) who are wearing black plastics as Covid-19 protective gear.
The new coronavirus has exposed the staggeringly uneven distribution of life-saving medical equipment across the world. Ventilators are an essential tool in the treatment of respiratory illnesses, including severe cases of COVID-19, yet across 41 African countries there are fewer than 2,000 ventilators serving hundreds of millions of people. By Joshua Setipa, Managing Director of the UN Technology Bank.
In April, the Gauteng government announced its plans to prepare for a peak in the number of Covid-19 cases that would require hospitalisation. Health-e News speaks to Dr Relebohile Ncha, clinical manager at Tembisa Hospital’s Covid-19 Unit.
As the world celebrates four decades of being smallpox-free, WHO outlined pivotal lessons that can be applied to Covid-19 prevention strategies across the globe.
By: Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla.
The role of midwives need to be protected as an essential service to prevent increasing maternal mortality rates, say experts.
Globally, South Africa is amongst the countries with the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden and high statistics of people living with HIV. Two of the biggest issues in reducing both these numbers are access and adherence to medication, but this can change with a new TB treatment.
Grant beneficiaries converged en masse at pay points in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape as fake news circulated that the grant top-up would only be paid on the first day.
It is now compulsory for all South Africans to wear cloth face masks when they are in public. We speak to the owners of Kekago Enterprise and Lonsego Clothing, who manufacture and distribute cloth face masks in Tembisa.
This is the story of a midwife who was stigmatised for her commitment to a woman’s right to choice.
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