Mothers2Mothers: Helping mothers live with HIV
Mothers2Mothers helps women living with HIV find employment and deal with the stigma of living with HIV.
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You and your child can get prosecuted for cyberbullying, experts warn
Children found guilty of bullying and cyberbullying others may face harsher consequences. This is according to child protection experts speaking to Health-e News this Child Protection Week.
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Community protest over water shortages leaves villages in Vhembe District dry
Mutoti Village lies just outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo. Not far from the village, pipelines from Nandoni Water Plant transport water to nearby villages across the Vhembe District Municipality. But, there is no pipeline supplying water to Mutoti Village. Residents have expressed frustration at being excluded from accessing water from the plant, which is situated near their village.
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SIU concerned over “lack of action” in Eastern Ambulance Scooters saga
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has expressed concerns over lack of action from the Eastern Cape provincial government after it ordered action against officials implicated in the R10-million Ambulance Scooters Project.
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Op-ed: Govt urged to embrace the power of tech in the delivery of primary healthcare for all
The research released by Percept this week shows the real potential of technology in the effective delivery of primary healthcare services across South Africa. The research should thus be used as a road map to better healthcare services for all. By Shivani Ranchod, CEO of Percept.
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Child Protection Week: Protecting all children living in South Africa
Protecting all children living in South Africa is a top priority for this year's Child Protection Week. It was launched under the theme “Let us all protect children during and beyond Covid-19”. The launch included the voices of children from across all nine provinces, with a special focus on child migrants.
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Health-e News launches anti-bullying campaign in local languages
To mark Child Protection Week Health-e News is launching an anti-bullying social media campaign. We are also launching our content in local languages project with anti-bullying infographics in English, Setswana and isiXhosa. Click on the infographics to open them in a large format gallery.
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Child protection week: Bullying in SA schools
This week is Child Protection Week and recent research done by the 1000 Women Trust has found that 57% of children have been bullied at some time during their high-school careers.
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Drop your habit: Smokers urged to quit on World No Tobacco Day
As the world commemorates World No Tobacco Day on 31 May 2021, South Africans are being urged to quit smoking,and adopt a healthier lifestyle.
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Menstrual Hygiene Day: Orefile comes up with DIY ideas for making sanitary pads
World Menstrual Hygiene Day is celebrated on the 28th May, every year. The aim of this day is to change the social stigma and taboos associated with menstruation.
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Living with bipolar disorder: SA comedian tells her story
Wednesday marked Bipolar Awareness Day which aimed to bring awareness to those living with bipolar disorder.
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Fighting for a breath of fresh, clean air: Mpumalanga Highveld communities take on government
Community environmental organisations in Mpumalanga’s Highveld are seeking judicial intervention in their quest to reduce air polluting nitrogen dioxide emissions in the area.
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2 000 breast cancer survivors set to benefit from knitted prosthetic breasts
Women who cannot afford silicone prostheses or breast reconstruction will benefit from the Knit-for-Cansa project.
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Initiation schools in North West to remain closed due to COVID-19 fears
Initiation practices in the province have been suspended for over a year since the country went into lockdown in March last year and will remain closed due to the threat of a third wave of COVID-19 infections.
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Life Esidimeni: Remembering the 144 dead mentally ill patients
The Life Esidimeni online memorial and advocacy project website was launched on Thursday 20 May to mark Mental Health Action Day and to keep the stories of the 144 mentally ill patients who died alive.
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