“It’s not a man’s duty only to carry condoms”
Carrying condoms isn’t scandalous, it’s a smart, say two young women from Johannesburg’s East Rand.
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Almost 10 percent of HIV-positive women report forced sterilisation – study
South Africa’s first national HIV stigma index has found that seven percent of HIV-positive women surveyed reported being sterilised against their will and about 40 percent reported contraception was a pre-requisite of accessing antiretrovirals (ARVs).
‘You’re fat’ doctors wrongly tell mother with post-pregnancy hernia
A mother of five in Limpopo alleges she has been sent from pillar to post for almost three years in her desperate attempt to get her hernia properly treated.
Through the looking glass: Silencing the critic
In her latest column on mental health, writer Jocelyn Fryer talks about what bipolar treatment meant for her body and what her new body meant for her.
Clinic shuts doors, turns away woman in labour
Nthabeleng Moloi alleges that Bethlehem’s Bohlokong Clinic closed its doors and sent her away after she arrived at the clinic in labour. She ultimately delivered her baby by herself.
Department of Health announces new youth health app
The Department of Health is launching a new, cell phone app to take health messaging to the country’s young people – and asking youth to help.
Maternal mental health: Baby and bipolar
Exams, pregnancy and a new baby – life for 17-year-old Busi Sibande* had been hectic, which is why her family thought nothing of her strange behavior until the new mum was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Natalspruit Hospital battles cancer screening backlog
East Rand women may be waiting months for life-saving cervical cancer screenings as the new Natalspruit Hospital battles a back log of screenings dating back to July 2014.
Family inspires woman to take charge of health
Doris Nkosi, 35, says she spent years digging her own grave by smoking and neglecting her health until the words of her 5-year-old son changed all that.
True Life: My mother made me sleep with men for money, food
Priscilla Mkhwanazi was always her mother’s favourite but being the apple of her mother’s eye came at a high price as she tells OurHealth’s Cynthia Maseko.
Cervical cancer robs Nelspruit community of influential sangoma
Sarah Masinga* was a sister, grandmother and a friend to many living with HIV in Daantjie. Sarah recently lost her months’ long battle with cervical cancer.
[Updated] Moms connect with MomConnect programme
Shoshanguve mums say they are connecting with the Department of Health’s new MomConnect SMS service.
Disabled, not dead
People with disabilities may be differently abled but they have sex just like everyone else – a reality that health workers, policies and sex education programmes have not caught up with, according to the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC).
Tik fuels domestic violence in small town SA – documentary premiere
As the market for Tik in Cape Town becomes saturated, dealers have started to peddle their wares in surrounding smaller towns – fuelling a spike in addictions and violence.
Breast cancer advocates demand three-month supplies of treatment
Many HIV patients are now issued with three-month supplies of treatment, cutting down the burden on clinics and patients. Now, breast cancer advocates want the same for women battling the cancer.