Sexual and reproductive health rights for adolescents are not adequate at healthcare facilities, and access to youth-friendly services is hindered by resources, and culture. Now, Covid-19 is making this even harder.
A year after the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes study, experts take a look at the current state of Sexual and Reproductive Health care.
Breastfeeding may be natural, but mothers need help. Naomi Mitchell is a doula in Port Elizabeth and a La Leche League leader who shares her own journey.
The Covid-19 lockdown could be a double threat to young children: disrupting scheduled immunisation efforts and threatening nutritional security.
World Health Organization recommends mothers with suspected or confirmed Covid-19 should continue to breastfeed and should not be separated from infants.
It’s every pregnant woman’s dream to go home with a healthy baby, but what happens to her psychological wellbeing when her baby dies — either at birth or days after? Hospital-run support groups may help the grieving process, reports OurHealth journalist Marcia Zali.
According to the Commission for Gender Equality’s latest report on forced and coerced sterilisations in South Africa, the practice is a direct attack on HIV-positive women’s constitutionally enshrined rights, and highlights flaws in public health’s informed consent procedures.
Reproductive justice is a win-win situation where everyone benefits and a South Africa universal health coverage funding model should ensure this, writes Marion Stevens.
Despite liberal abortion laws in many countries, anti-abortion US policy has forced NGOs worldwide dependent on US dollars to curtail their family planning, pregnancy services and information they provide to patients, according to a report given exclusively to Health-e.
Masingita Masungu is embarking on an epic journey from Cape Town to Cairo to celebrate Africa’s diversity as she spreads her message: "Walk in my shoes".
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: Lack of food security is driving depression, anxiety and suicidal behaviour in poor communities
The level of rape in South Africa is comparable to a war zone. Health-e's Izwi Lami campaign allows survivors to share their voices, access counseling services and campaign for change, all through a free SMS conversation.
Mpumalanga – The brave mother of an 11-year old daughter has undertaken to ensure that, despite their harrowing experiences and difficulties, her child will not suffer as much as she has.
Many South Africans don't earn enough to afford healthy foods and end up with 'lifestyle' diseases like diabetes. Noma-Afrika is a domestic worker whose story illustrates that inequality permeates our diets too.
Roche continues to block access to its breast cancer drug, Herceptin, say activists, while women around the world suffer.
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