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.
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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.
Gauteng doubles HIV treatment numbers
Gauteng’s HIV treatment programme is flourishing, and the province has more than doubled the number of adults on antiretroviral (ARV) medication in a single year.
Daughter gives mom strength to keep fighting
When single mum Colleen Arumugam was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, her young daughter became her rock.
Breast cancer survivor on taking control of cancer
When Johannesburg’s Chantal Oosthuizen found a lump in her breast her idyllic life took an unexpected turn.
At a glance: Smoking risks during pregnancy
Smoking during pregnancy holds many risks for both mom and baby - see how in this infographic.
Opinion: Empower Youth for Sexual and Reproductive Rights
Women Deliver founder Jill Sheffield and Sonke Gender Justice Network’s Remmy Shawa write about South Africa’s role in empowering the world’s largest generation of young people.
Kindness of others makes cancer more bearable
Glenda Venn’s life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2011, but she found comfort in the company of others also battling the disease.
Palliative care for women living with HIV and cervical cancer
Published by the African Palliative Care Association, this booklet is intended to help women living with HIV as well as cancer of the cervix, their families and others in the community who support them.
Dogs eat aborted human foetus
A woman has told of her shock and revulsion at finding dogs in her yard eating a human foetus estimated to have been aborted at around four months.
Mthatha hospital maternity ward horror
When Lindeka arrived at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha she had already miscarried her baby but the horror of what happened next only added to her trauma.
Fast facts: Women and smoking
While South African women are less likely to smoke than men, ladies often smoke more cigarettes per day than guys. Health-e brings you eight facts you might not know about women and smoking.
Take-home test helps detect cervical cancer
About nine women die every day as a result of cervical cancer in South Africa. A new, do-it-yourself test could help detect more cases earlier but it’s only part of the solution, experts warn.
Innocence for Sale
Health-e investigate the real life implications of Sugar Daddy relationships on the lives of young South African women.
Use of kgaba to induce labour could be dangerous
The use of the herb Kgaba among rural women to induce labour is cause for concern as it is thought that the severe labour pains it brings on can cause foetal distress, harm the uterus and increase the likelikhood of Caesarean section.