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KZN concerned over high maternal death rate
Article
/ 1 January 2014

KZN concerned over high maternal death rate

The KwaZulu-Natal health department says new measures have been put in place to tackle the high maternal and child mortality rate in the province.

By Sapa and Bhekisisa Team
ARVs deliver (when delivered)
Article
/ 13 December 2013

ARVs deliver (when delivered)

A new single-dose drug is freely available after a bumpy start.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Brazil and Thailand got it right – can SA really make NHI work?
Article
/ 13 December 2013

Brazil and Thailand got it right – can SA really make NHI work?

Rwanda, too, has succeeded in doing what this country has only been talking about for 18 years..

By Mara Kardas-Nelson and Bhekisisa Team
Mo Bros face the figures – and it’s going to be a close shave
Article
/ 29 November 2013

Mo Bros face the figures – and it’s going to be a close shave

Will local facial hair campaigners be able to raise more than last year’s R7-million for men’s health issues?

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Villagers flock to take HIV tests
Article
/ 29 November 2013

Villagers flock to take HIV tests

As a result of an NGO in the Eastern Cape using incentives to encourage people to check their status, HIV testing has tripled in four villages.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
Why did he do those terrible things?
Article
/ 22 November 2013

Why did he do those terrible things?

Families of Wouter Basson’s victims want the contraversial doctor to ask for their forgiveness.

By Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
Melinda Gates on what’s best for children
Article
/ 18 November 2013

Melinda Gates on what’s best for children

Family planning is not a luxury to everyone. Melinda Gates talks about why she has dedicated so much of her time to helping women plan their families.

By Bhekisisa Team
Basson to learn his fate next month
Article
/ 15 November 2013

Basson to learn his fate next month

The HPCSA will rule on Wouter Basson’s fate on December 18 after a five-year long inquiry into his actions during apartheid.

By Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
Comment: We can stop the haemorrhaging
Article
/ 8 November 2013

Comment: We can stop the haemorrhaging

South Africa has the means and opportunity to keep its healthcare professionals.

By Valter Adao and Bhekisisa Team
[From our archives] ‘If they are raped, then so what?’
Article
/ 8 November 2013

[From our archives] ‘If they are raped, then so what?’

Mentally disabled people in the rural Eastern Cape are considered worthless, even evil. When girls are sexually abused, mothers are no longer shocked.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
KZN health department to take over McCord Hospital
Article
/ 1 November 2013

KZN health department to take over McCord Hospital

The KwaZulu-Natal health department is set to take over Durban’s 104-year-old McCord Hospital by the end of January next year.

By Sapa and Bhekisisa Team
Mothers haunted by hospital hell
Article
/ 1 November 2013

Mothers haunted by hospital hell

Our children’s lives were lost due to the negligence of the Mpumalanga health system, say grieving mothers.

By Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
Spit twit nips TB shame in the bud
Article
/ 1 November 2013

Spit twit nips TB shame in the bud

India has dispatched an unlikely hero to promote tuberculosis awareness and battle its stigma.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Comment: Violent strike compromised medical care
Article
/ 1 November 2013

Comment: Violent strike compromised medical care

The Western Cape health department responds to the findings of a survey on access to healthcare among farmworkers during protests published last week.

By Bhekisisa Team
Hospital staff dismissed for striking against dodgy doctor
Article
/ 24 October 2013

Hospital staff dismissed for striking against dodgy doctor

Four Messina Hospital staff members, who are also shop stewards for the union Nehawu, have been dismissed for inciting strike action against a doctor.

By Mara Kardas-Nelson and Bhekisisa Team
Motsoaledi urges politicians to get circumcised
Article
/ 22 October 2013

Motsoaledi urges politicians to get circumcised

Speaking after the launch of the HIV, counselling and testing campaign, Aaron Motsoaledi has urged MPs to lead by example and get circumcised.

By Sapa and Bhekisisa Team
Blood disorder a potential link to circumcision deaths
Article
/ 15 October 2013

Blood disorder a potential link to circumcision deaths

The hereditary bleeding disorder haemophilia could be a reason for deaths in some circumcision rituals and early detection could lessen fatalities.

By Sapa and Bhekisisa Team
Green rooibos takes fight to diabetes
Article
/ 11 October 2013

Green rooibos takes fight to diabetes

An antioxidant found in tea brewed from the indigenous plant offers hope for new treatments.

By Bhekisisa Team
New Malaria therapy could be a breakthrough
Article
/ 8 October 2013

New Malaria therapy could be a breakthrough

A new therapy – a combination of drugs made from the artemisinin plant with older medicines – could transform the fight against malaria.

By Guardian Reporter and Bhekisisa Team
Government to take over Durban’s McCord Hospital
Article
/ 7 October 2013

Government to take over Durban’s McCord Hospital

McCord Hospital in Durban will be sold to the government in a deal that will be concluded next year.

By Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
Staunching SA’s pregnancy wound
Article
/ 4 October 2013

Staunching SA’s pregnancy wound

Unless the state’s plan to curb maternal deaths is wholly implemented, it won’t make a dent.

By Bhekisisa Team and Yogan Pillay
Medical back-up in Pondo initiation
Article
/ 28 September 2013

Medical back-up in Pondo initiation

Eastern Cape royals are campaigning to use medical circumcision in traditional rituals.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
Nehawu goes to court to stall McCord Hospital closure
Article
/ 24 September 2013

Nehawu goes to court to stall McCord Hospital closure

Nehawu will apply for an emergency interdict to stop McCord Hospital’s board from closing down the facility.

By Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
Motsoaledi orders Eastern Cape to start over
Article
/ 20 September 2013

Motsoaledi orders Eastern Cape to start over

Hospitals and clinics are to be demolished and rebuilt to reboot the Eastern Cape’s "broken" health system.

By Mia Malan, Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
N Cape Premier Sylvia Lucas pours salt on the wound
Article
/ 20 September 2013

N Cape Premier Sylvia Lucas pours salt on the wound

Experts say the vast sum spent by Sylvia Lucas on unhealthy food is indicative of a big fat problem.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
Foreign mom’s neglect turns fatal
Article
/ 20 September 2013

Foreign mom’s neglect turns fatal

Nurses and doctors are ‘forced’ to treat non-residents, but such care is too often perilous.

By Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
Birth control hits the spot
Article
/ 13 September 2013

Birth control hits the spot

Female condoms have sensualised sexual health thanks to the increased tactility of new materials.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Eastern Cape health access ‘made to look like a privilege’
Article
/ 11 September 2013

Eastern Cape health access ‘made to look like a privilege’

Advocacy groups are due to march to the Eastern Cape’s health MEC as part of a campaign against a "crisis" in health care access in the province.

By Ina Skosana, Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Comment: A blueprint for recovery
Article
/ 11 September 2013

Comment: A blueprint for recovery

The situation in the Eastern Cape health department is a "full-blown catastrophe", writes Trudy Thomas.

By Trudy Thomas and Bhekisisa Team
Create drugs, create self-reliance
Article
/ 6 September 2013

Create drugs, create self-reliance

A young pharmacist is driving a project to get Tanzania to make more of its own medicine.

By Mara Kardas-Nelson and Bhekisisa Team
SA’s midwives chart a new course
Article
/ 6 September 2013

SA’s midwives chart a new course

Scandinavian expertise is helping to train top nurses in how to handle difficult pregnancies.

By Ina Skosana and Bhekisisa Team
‘No child should go blind’
Article
/ 5 September 2013

‘No child should go blind’

Half of South Africa’s 100 000 blind children could have been saved if they were treated earlier, shows a new report.

By Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
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