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Nelisiwe Msomi
Nelisiwe Msomi is a Junior journalist at Bhekisisa. She holds a bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Johannesburg. Previously, Msomi was a volunteer member of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation’s media team and started off her career as an intern at Bhekisisa.She has an interest in how government policies affect the ordinary person walking on Johannesburg’s Nelson Mandela Bridge and hopes to one day find a solution to long 6 am clinic queues."I have always seen journalism as a means of making the world a better place. Being part of Bhekisisa allows me to do just that, especially through the practice of solution based journalism. I believe that the work we do as journalist paves the path for better service delivery in our continent," she says.
Bringing home baby when you’re HIV positive and bae is not
Sperm washing, assisted insemination and long hospital waits – if you were lucky. But things are changing for the better
Forgotten people of Platfontein
Public consultations for the country’s new health Bill show how language barriers can keep healthcare away from those who need it
Crime and medicine: How to keep criminals out of our hospitals
There may be no quick fix to making our hospitals safer, but there may be one simple place to start
Hospital crime endangers workers
There may be no quick fix to making our hospitals safer, but there may be one simple place to start
Bringing home baby when your bae is HIV-positive and you’re not
Sperm washing, assisted insemination and long hospital waits — if you were lucky. This is what pregnancy when you were HIV-positive used to look like
Pills for bills: Now you can get your medication at an ATM near you
South Africa has become the first country in the world to introduce ATM-like machines that dispense medicine instead of money.
Hospitals close in Mpumalanga as doctors and nurses fear for their safety
Health workers in Mpumalanga fear for their lives because of crime and unsafe buildings
Rape crisis centres nationwide lose counsellors
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?
How did an otherwise healthy man with a broken leg end up dead in a hospital ceiling?
The bizarre case from Durban is at least the second such case nationally in the last three years.
Whatever happened to the doctors & nurses involved in the #LifeEsidimeni tragedy
These health workers presided over one of the deadliest tragedies since the dawn of democracy. Find out why they can still practice.
How to get South Africans to buy into the next big thing in medicine
These ATMs can decrease the number of patients in clinics but health workers are not helping to achieve that goal.
What do a pair of goggles, a cellphone and a set of headphones have in common?
South Africa’s public health nurses are infamous for having bad attitudes. Google goggles could help them change their ways.
Making the sale: Re-branding the HIV prevention pill for women
Since the country’s national rollout, less than a quarter of people who’ve started taking PrEP are young women — despite high HIV rates among them.
Gauteng health department misses deadline to pay junior doctors
With no money for petrol, many doctors have applied for authorised special leave. But some hospitals have warned there will be consequences.
Unemployed doctors: Why medical schools face a tough choice
It’s the age of austerity and it’s bad news for doctors, nurses and patients alike — unless the state can do more with less.