Less than half of HIV-positive teenagers are accessing treatment
The conventional way of accessing HIV treatment in South Africa is a hurdle for young people living with the virus, according to a new study.
Half the world is unprepared for epidemics
Ebola shocked and terrified the world – but four years later, over half the world is not ready to combat epidemics. A new website maps out who is ready and who isn’t.
Posted in: Preventing Epidemics
Apartheid of the abled
Imagine being 22 years old and still stuck in primary school simply because no local high school can accommodate your physical disability. This is the fate of Makhosi Ndabambi. More than 500,000 disabled South African children have no access to any schooling, because schools are only built for the abled.
Posted in: Disability
World wastes almost half of all food produced
About 40 percent of the food produced globally is wasted while 795 million people go hungry, according to new research released yesterday (16 July)
Posted in: Environmental Health, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Health care community reacts to Mandela’s death
One of South Africa’s first politicians to openly speak about HIV, Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. Health-e takes a look at how local activists and global health leaders are remembering the father of the nation.
Posted in: HIV - Antiretrovirals (ARVs), HIV Treatment, News, Vaccines
Cape Town woman battles rare skin disease
Psoriasis, a chronic skin condition, affects more than 125 million people globally. In South Africa, psoriasis patients not only face stigma but an uphill battle for care.
Posted in: Diseases and Disorders
Call for Health-e citizen journalist applications
Health-e News Service currently runs a citizen journalist programme in South Africa’s 11 National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts and we’re looking for new journalists for the team.
South Africa far from targets to reduce maternal, infant mortality
South African health facilities are slowly improving their treatment of pregnant women and babies, but certain provinces and districts are holding back progress.
Posted in: Children's Health, Women's Health
South Africa’s worst places to be a woman, mother
The Health Systems Trust has released its latest District Health Barometer. Health-e takes a look at some of the worst districts in South Africa to be a woman or mother.
Posted in: Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), News, Women's Health
Health district dunces
Health Systems Trust has just released its latest District Health Barometer report. Health-e takes a look at some of the country’s worst district health performers.
Posted in: Children's Health, HIV - Antiretrovirals (ARVs), News, Women's Health
The Western Cape’s dirty little secrets
While a number of Western Cape health indicators are country’s best, there are some surprising thorns amongst the roses including figures that point to a lack of clean drinking water.
Posted in: Children's Health, News, Public Health & Health Systems
KwaZulu-Natal charts gains in HIV despite massive burden
KwaZulu-Natal continues to battle high HIV rates but some districts are managing to keep up with high infection rates, according to the new District Health Barometer.
Posted in: HIV - Antiretrovirals (ARVs), HIV and AIDS