Retired teacher helps her community to eat better
As more and more people turn to community gardening; an elderly former teacher has already been doing it for the past eight years to encourage people to eat healthier food.
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Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: ‘Drinking helped me forget my painful life’
Speaking to Health-e News, women share their first-hand experience about having babies with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). We also hear from a nurse, a shebeen owner, and the department of health.
Organic farmer encourages youth to get into food gardening
“The health of the land is linked to people’s health and future.” This is Khaya Mposula’s ethos, an organic farmer in the Eastern Cape.
Death and botched procedures after initiation season in Limpopo
Risks of undergoing traditional circumcision, despite health benefits, include injury to the penis, pain, bleeding, and infection.
Caring for children whose parents succumb to drugs and alcohol
“They can’t read, they can’t write, and actually they are in the wrong school,” says Angela Salter, founder of the Adonai Crisis Centre which looks after children whose parents abuse alcohol and drugs.
Families of deceased firefighters looking for closure
Loved ones are finding it hard to move on a year after three firefighters died while trying to distinguish a fire at the Bank of Lisbon building, which housed the Gauteng health department.
Vhasane Farming Project: Picked from the earth, fresh on the plate
An initiative in the North West supplies farm fresh vegetables to the needy at an affordable price to keep hunger at bay.
Why it’s important to know what’s in your food
Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA) teaches learners in Soweto and Tembisa about understanding more about the food they eat, writes Pamela Mkhize.
North West ambulance shortage is a matter of life and death
Unathi Seobi from Ikageng in Potchefstroom says she waited eight hours for an ambulance when her mother urgently needed medical attention.
More paramedics need to be trained, says union
The addition of emergency vehicles to the Eastern Cape fleet is welcomed but a trade union says more staff is also needed.
Human Rights Commission probe expired drugs at a Clicks store
The efficacy and safety of expired medication is not guaranteed which pose a threat to the health of the pharmacy’s customers.
Alarm over NHI Bill
Members of the country’s biggest medical aid scheme — government employees — are concerned about the implementation of universal healthcare.
Supreme court last hope of justice for Michael Komape
The family is seeking an appeal to find closure and fight for the rights of all learners in South Africa who are still forced to use pit toilets at their schools.
Man arrested for raping his daughter’s friends
Rape is not only a criminal act but also a health problem because of the possibility of sexually transmitted diseases, unplanned pregnancies, and mental health issues that arise in the aftermath.
New WHO contraceptive guidelines ‘disturbing’
African experts and activists are left disappointed by the updated recommendations and have labelled them rushed and unconcerned with women’s lives.