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Amy Green was a health reporter at Bhekisisa from 2013 until 2016.
The Ramadan fast can have significant health benefits for those who observe it.

Ramadan 2016: How the fast can help your health

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Giving deaf babies the gift of language

Giving deaf babies the gift of language

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A study on the incidence of child sexual abuse in South Africa reveals the extent of these crimes committed against local youth.

Four frightening facts about child sexual abuse in South Africa

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Understanding the prevalence of rape in Diepsloot

SA boys more at risk of sexual abuse than girls –...

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Is vaping a good alternative to smoking?

It makes cents: Smokers who quit have good reason to switch...

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Birth control: Which one's best for you?

Birth control: Which one’s best for you?

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Codeine products are available over the counter in South Africa. But codeine is addictive and the products can be abused.

Is codeine Africa’s drug of choice?

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South Africa legalised abortion decades ago but a lack of information on where to get one and health workers willing to terminate pregnancies still stand between people and safe abortions.

Cruel dilemma: To terminate or not to terminate

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Pregnant women must be careful of caffeine

Pregnant? Five things to think twice about before taking these substances

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Condoms are common contraceptives used to prevent pregnancies.

The five best contraceptives backed by science

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80 out of 1000 women in Africa have unplanned pregnancies.

Women in Africa least likely to use contraception

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Nearly a third of South African children are not vaccinated

Anti-vaxxers alive in South Africa; risking children’s lives

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The Eastern Cape has the highest reported rate of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the world.

Pre-teen drinking in the Eastern Cape carries on to motherhood

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Injecting drug users need access to safe needle exchanges and opiate substitution programmes.

How Africa’s addicts are being helped to stay HIV-free

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A freak wave that hit Durban's beaches in January is still wreaking havoc in the coastal city

‘No home, no money, no medicine – but who cares? I...

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Maternal mortality in Uganda continues to be a development challenge.

Save a little money, save a little life

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