At the Hospital Association of South Africa (Hasa), we believe that there is an art to seeing beyond what is, to what could be. It’s not always easy. And it takes more than just practice. SPONSORED CONTENT Any healthcare reforms, including the proposed …
Dumisani Bomela is the chief executive officer of the Hospital Association of South Africa, the representative organisation for over 80% of private hospitals in South Africa.
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Since fewer people are using condoms, we need more ways to prevent HIV. HIV prevention pills are free at government clinics, but the catch is that you have to take them every day. A two-monthly jab and monthly vaginal ring could change the game, but can the state afford them? Watch this Health Beat episode to find out.
Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/December 4, 2023
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 16, 2023
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 10, 2023
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 8, 2023
As an SABC TV reporter in the Mandela years, Jessica Pitchford covered news events during one of the most exciting periods of South Africa’s history. She’s worked as a documentary producer for Special Assignment, story editor for current affairs shows Carte Blanche & Checkpoint, as head researcher for Netflix production ‘Senzo’ and has written five non-fiction books.
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/November 8, 2023
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/November 7, 2023
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/October 3, 2023
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/August 29, 2023
Mohale Moloi is Bhekisisa's television producer and a health journalist.
- Mohale Moloihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/November 8, 2023
- Mohale Moloihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/October 30, 2023
- Mohale Moloihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/October 9, 2023
- Mohale Moloihttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/October 3, 2023
Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/November 20, 2023
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/November 8, 2023
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/October 20, 2023
Tshidiso Lechuba is a freelance video editor working in Johannesburg.
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/November 8, 2023
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/November 7, 2023
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/October 3, 2023
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/August 29, 2023
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Experts at COP28 have warned that the climate crisis threatens to put us back in the fight against HIV. Floods and droughts will make it harder to adhere to daily treatment and to access HIV prevention medication, and will increase the demand for transactional sex.
Linda Pretorius is Bhekisisa’s content editor. She has a PhD in biosystems from the University of Pretoria has been working as a science writer, editor and proofreader in the book industry and for academic journals over the past 15 years. At Bhekisisa she helps authors to shape and develop their stories to pack a punch.
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 5, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/November 29, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/November 21, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/November 8, 2023
Health is high on this year’s COP28 agenda, with 65 health ministers attending the world’s most important climate conference. The World Health Organisation is pushing for ministers to get their governments to endorse a declaration that asks countries to commit to deal with the effects of changing weather patterns on people’s health.
Nicole Ludolph is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.
- Nicole Ludolphhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/nicoleludolph/October 10, 2023
- Nicole Ludolphhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/nicoleludolph/September 11, 2023
- Nicole Ludolphhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/nicoleludolph/September 7, 2023
- Nicole Ludolphhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/nicoleludolph/August 30, 2023
Linda Pretorius is Bhekisisa’s content editor. She has a PhD in biosystems from the University of Pretoria has been working as a science writer, editor and proofreader in the book industry and for academic journals over the past 15 years. At Bhekisisa she helps authors to shape and develop their stories to pack a punch.
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 5, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/November 30, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/November 21, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/November 8, 2023
What can the roll-out of a two-monthly HIV prevention injection learn from how the daily anti-HIV pill was introduced? Create demand, make the jab easy to get hold of and ensure it’s not stigmatised, write Wawira Nyagah and Mitchell Warren.
Mitchell Warren is the executive director of Avac, a US-based HIV advocacy organisation that does extensive work in South Africa.
- Mitchell Warrenhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mitchell-warren/May 18, 2021
- Mitchell Warrenhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mitchell-warren/September 28, 2018
- Mitchell Warrenhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mitchell-warren/November 30, 2016
Wawira Nyagah is the director of product introduction and access at Avac.
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The Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism started off as a tiny health desk of three at the Mail & Guardian in 2013. A decade later, we are an independent media organisation with 20 full and part-time staff syndicating our stories to five mainstre …
Soley Crooks Chissano is Bhekisisa's programme associate.
- Soley Crooks Chissanohttps://bhekisisa.org/author/soleycc/November 8, 2023
Dirty air makes it hard to breathe. Add hotter days or extreme cold into the mix and it will become harder still, especially for people who already have lung problems. In the latest episode of Health Beat, Mia Malan spoke to Caradee Wright, a public health specialist at the Medical Research Council, about what climate change will mean for people who already struggle to breathe, and what can be done about it.
Linda Pretorius is Bhekisisa’s content editor. She has a PhD in biosystems from the University of Pretoria has been working as a science writer, editor and proofreader in the book industry and for academic journals over the past 15 years. At Bhekisisa she helps authors to shape and develop their stories to pack a punch.
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 5, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/November 30, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/November 29, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/November 8, 2023
On November 7, Bhekisisa celebrated 10 years of health reporting. Policymakers, researchers and activists joined us in marking this milestone. We also sat down to discuss the twin threats of climate change and health.
Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/December 1, 2023
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/November 8, 2023
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/October 20, 2023
The global rise in tuberculosis cases is showing no signs of slowing down. The need for a new vaccine is as urgent as ever, and now a local pharmaceutical company is joining the race to find one. Find out more about the work they did to propel themselves into this position.
Zano Kunene is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/October 31, 2023
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/September 20, 2023
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/August 15, 2023
- Zano Kunenehttps://bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/August 1, 2023
The health department says ViiV Healthcare’s non-profit price for their anti-HIV jab, CAB-LA, is four times what it can pay. In 2022, just over 164 200 people in South Africa became newly infected with HIV. Can we afford to go without the shot?
Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/December 4, 2023
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/December 1, 2023
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 10, 2023
- Mia Malanhttps://bhekisisa.org/author/mia/November 8, 2023