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Bhekisisa Team

SIU hones in on healthcare sector: ‘Prosecutions have to follow’
Article
/ 20 October 2018

SIU hones in on healthcare sector: ‘Prosecutions have to follow’

After two days of deliberations on the National Health Insurance, delegates are expected to summarise findings and present the way forward.

By Bhekisisa Team Author
Watch live: Mabuza, Motsoaledi meet with unions and private sector to discuss NHI
Article
/ 19 October 2018

Watch live: Mabuza, Motsoaledi meet with unions and private sector to discuss NHI

Motsoaledi is expected to join experts, academics and business to discuss how NHI will be financed and the private sector’s involvement.

By Bhekisisa Team Author
Could this finally solve the Eastern Cape’s cancer mystery?
Article
/ 19 October 2018

Could this finally solve the Eastern Cape’s cancer mystery?

The substances that cause cancer leave their fingerprints behind. Now, the world may be closer than ever to unravelling the clues hidden in our DNA.

By Kat Arney
One year on: Relive SA’s historic Life Esidimeni arbitration
Article
/ 17 October 2018

One year on: Relive SA’s historic Life Esidimeni arbitration

The deaths of at least 144 mental health patients shook SA to its core and led to a historic arbitration that lasted more than 40 days.

By Nelisiwe Msomi and Roxy de Villiers
Minister condemns plans for first LGBTI centre as ‘criminal act’
Article
/ 16 October 2018

Minister condemns plans for first LGBTI centre as ‘criminal act’

Ugandan campaigners are warned they will break the country’s anti-homosexuality law if they open the safe space.

By Staff Reporter
The tobacco industry says vaping is 95% safer than smoking. Should you believe it?
Article
/ 12 October 2018

The tobacco industry says vaping is 95% safer than smoking. Should you believe it?

Find out what you need to know with this latest article in our series separating tobacco fact from fiction.

By Joan Van Dyk
South Africa makes history: an HIV-positive mom donates her liver
Article
/ 4 October 2018

South Africa makes history: an HIV-positive mom donates her liver

This mother asked doctors to allow her to save her child. Read how she did it.

By Joan Van Dyk
‘I opened her up and found her womb was rotten from the infection’
Article
/ 28 September 2018

‘I opened her up and found her womb was rotten from the infection’

Obstetrician Eddie Mhlanga often had to attend to women who had unsafe abortions during apartheid, when abortion was illegal in South Africa.

By Laura López González
Showdown: SA takes on the US for cheaper drugs
Article
/ 28 September 2018

Showdown: SA takes on the US for cheaper drugs

When the US went to bat for Big Pharma in the fight against this killer disease, South Africa wasn’t having any of it. Here’s what happened next.

By Laura López González
Pregnant? Need an abortion? Here’s where not to go
Article
/ 21 September 2018

Pregnant? Need an abortion? Here’s where not to go

Are faith-based NGOs breaking the law when they refuse to give women information on where to terminate their pregnancies?

By Pontsho Pilane
Show us the data: Bhekisisa responds to #BigTobacco
Article
/ 20 September 2018

Show us the data: Bhekisisa responds to #BigTobacco

Dear Tisa, you have a point but we’ve got a reason to be wary.

By Laura López González, Mia Malan and Joan Van Dyk
Dying of the light: How Soweto lost its only hospice
Article
/ 10 September 2018

Dying of the light: How Soweto lost its only hospice

Hospice isn’t just a place to die but funding cuts – and that perception – could be killing our chances of a kinder death as refuges close

By Joan Van Dyk
#FreeToBleed: ‘A pool of blood gushed down my thighs. My white socks were red.’
Article
/ 6 September 2018

#FreeToBleed: ‘A pool of blood gushed down my thighs. My white socks were red.’

Shame doesn’t start when menstruation begins. It is built in slow steps.

By Pontsho Pilane
Almost three out of four specialist medical posts are vacant in this province
Article
/ 5 September 2018

Almost three out of four specialist medical posts are vacant in this province

And about half of its ambulances are standing idle.

By Nelisiwe Msomi
Could you WhatsApp your way to better mental health?
Article
/ 29 August 2018

Could you WhatsApp your way to better mental health?

A dearth of mental health professionals is leading some people to get creative about counselling.

By Shola Lawal
Read South Africa’s national HIV and TB plan 2017-2022
Article
/ 25 August 2018

Read South Africa’s national HIV and TB plan 2017-2022

The strategy aims to, for instance, slash new HIV infections by more than 60%.

By Bhekisisa Team Author
How a better death starts long before we’re dying
Article
/ 23 August 2018

How a better death starts long before we’re dying

When one man was on his deathbed, his family knew how he wanted to die and could respect that.

By Helena Dolny
Dying with dignity is priceless. Oddly enough, it may also be more cost-effective.
Article
/ 23 August 2018

Dying with dignity is priceless. Oddly enough, it may also be more cost-effective.

Letting doctors know what type of end-of-life care you’re comfortable with results in a more dignified death and lower hospital costs.

By Helena Dolny
Could this protect hundreds of children from being raped?
Article
/ 21 August 2018

Could this protect hundreds of children from being raped?

Life Orientation 2.0? Why it may be time for a new take on an old subject.

By Nelisiwe Msomi
This man blew the lid off the #LifeEsidimeni tragedy. Read what it taught him.
Article
/ 16 August 2018

This man blew the lid off the #LifeEsidimeni tragedy. Read what it taught him.

When we got our independence, we did not ask ourselves what kind of ethics this new country needed. SA’s health ombud reflects on his first big case.

By Staff Reporter
Bureaucracy, power and grants: When a pen may be as mighty as the scalpel
Article
/ 13 August 2018

Bureaucracy, power and grants: When a pen may be as mighty as the scalpel

Go inside this unspoken ethical dilemma South African doctors face every day.

By Staff Reporter
Read: South Africa’s controversial #TobaccoBill
Article
/ 8 August 2018

Read: South Africa’s controversial #TobaccoBill

South Africa could become one of a growing number of countries that require plain packaging for cigarettes.

By Bhekisisa Team Author
‘In that moment, it was clear Bongani was destined for great things’
Article
/ 3 August 2018

‘In that moment, it was clear Bongani was destined for great things’

Late UCT Medical School dean Bongani Mayosi pioneered the response to a little known but common heart disease at home and across the continent.

By Joan Van Dyk
This drug could save 25 000 women’s lives but could it cost them their babies?
Article
/ 26 July 2018

This drug could save 25 000 women’s lives but could it cost them their babies?

Take a look at the newest HIV treatment set to hit South Africa’s shores in 2019.

By Laura López González and Bhekisisa Team
Why two pills before and after sex could help to save you from HIV
Article
/ 24 July 2018

Why two pills before and after sex could help to save you from HIV

Men who have sex with men can now take on-demand pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, safely.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
You can’t transmit HIV if you take ARVs correctly and are virally suppressed
Article
/ 24 July 2018

You can’t transmit HIV if you take ARVs correctly and are virally suppressed

Researchers once again confirmed: It’s impossible for HIV-positive people on treatment to transmit the virus through sex — this time among gay men.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
Mahlangu, Hlongwa elected to top Gauteng ANC body
Article
/ 23 July 2018

Mahlangu, Hlongwa elected to top Gauteng ANC body

The pair continues to survive politically despite being implicated in deadly mismanagement and graft during their tenures as Gauteng health MECs.

By Laura López González and Bhekisisa Team
Read: The preliminary findings of South Africa’s latest HIV household survey
Article
/ 17 July 2018

Read: The preliminary findings of South Africa’s latest HIV household survey

More than four-million people in the country are now on antiretroviral treatment.

By Bhekisisa Team Author and Bhekisisa Team
If you possess these 10 qualities, you might be a good fit for a high-stress job
Article
/ 17 July 2018

If you possess these 10 qualities, you might be a good fit for a high-stress job

Scientists studied soldiers with PTSD and even children who’d witnessed a great tragedy. Did they unlock the secrets of resilience?

By Emma Young and Bhekisisa Team
Too much of a good thing: SA’s epidemic of over-treatment is paying off for hospitals
Article
/ 5 July 2018

Too much of a good thing: SA’s epidemic of over-treatment is paying off for hospitals

Is a lack of competition fuelling unnecessary care at your expense?

By Laura López González and Bhekisisa Team
Does South Africa need a Human Rights Commission?
Article
/ 4 July 2018

Does South Africa need a Human Rights Commission?

History repeats as old health emergencies emerge anew. Is the health ombud the person to lead fights the Human Rights Commission started?

By Joan Van Dyk and Bhekisisa Team
Will the NHI actually work?
Article
/ 29 June 2018

Will the NHI actually work?

Read what Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has up his sleeve for your medical aid.

By Mia Malan
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