Bhekisisa Team

Health features and news from across Africa by Bhekisisa, the Mail & Guardian's health journalism centre.

The quest for the (vaginal) ring

Article Roxy de Villiers & Bhekisisa Team - 19 Jul 2019

The HIV prevention tablet is now available in South Africa but popping a pill every day to stay HIV-negative may not be for everyone

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A new smoke signal: Is Big Tobacco using influencers to illegally punt new products?

Article Joan Van Dyk & Bhekisisa Team - 20 Jun 2019

Could companies’ wooing of social media influencers be just a clever ploy to get around the country’s tobacco advertising ban?

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How one project is finally helping reduce the risk of suicide among teens

Article Jill U Adams & Bhekisisa Team - 19 Jun 2019

When kids at risk of suicide can talk to trained friends & family, they're seven times less likely to die, says one of the world's largest studies.

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Hospitals close in Mpumalanga as doctors and nurses fear for their safety

Article Nelisiwe Msomi & Bhekisisa Team - 14 Jun 2019

Health workers in Mpumalanga fear for their lives because of crime and unsafe buildings

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What are Echo Trial results does Depo-Provera birth control shot increase risk of HIV

Article Bhekisisa Team Author & Bhekisisa Team - 13 Jun 2019

For 25 years, scientists have wondered whether the Depo-Provera could increase people’s risk of contracting HIV. Today, we find out if it does.

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After Echo: ‘Why the study results scare me’

Article Bhekisisa Team - 13 Jun 2019

We've proven Depo Provera doesn't make it easier to contract HIV. But African women are still left with too few contraceptive choices.

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BREAKING: Study confirms this popular birth control does not increase your HIV risk

Article Laura Lopez Gonzalez & Bhekisisa Team - 13 Jun 2019

We now know the answer after more than 25 years of guessing, but will women believe it?

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[WATCH LIVE] Blessers, blessees & HIV: SA’s risky relations and what to do about them

Article Bhekisisa Team Author & Bhekisisa Team - 12 Jun 2019

Bhekisisa's latest policy dialogue takes a deep dive into one of the biggest challenges facing SA's HIV response at the 9th Aids conference.

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BREAKING: How this KZN town used ARVs to cut new HIV infections by 83%

Article Laura Lopez Gonzalez & Bhekisisa Team - 12 Jun 2019

Small town, big goals: Eshowe has become one of the first SA communities to put enough people on HIV treatment to reduce new infections in the area.

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How do we reduce new infections by 60% in a mere three and a half years?

Article Bhekisisa Team & Yogan Pillay - 12 Jun 2019

Today, SA boasts the world's largest HIV treatment programme, but 3.2-million people who need ARVs still aren't on them. Here’s how to fix that.

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Rape crisis centres nationwide lose counsellors

Article Nelisiwe Msomi & Bhekisisa Team - 11 Jun 2019

The rresident promised more funding to the country’s one-stop centres for victims of abuse. But can provinces afford to make good on his promise?

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Fight the fakes: how to beat the $200bn medicine counterfeiters

Article Helen Lock & Bhekisisa Team - 10 Jun 2019

Armed with blockchain and AI, health workers and campaigners are battling the bogus business that kills thousands.

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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