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HIV treatment in SA is changing. Here are 7 things you need to know
The HIV drug dolutegravir is the star of new treatment guidelines from the government and the Southern African HIV Clinicians’ Society. From 2023, the medicine will be the go-to drug in all treatment plans — for infants, children and pregnant women.
Why is TB called the ‘disease of paper’ in Eastern Cape villages?
The words we use to describe diseases tell us more about how people experience living with it. The isiXhosa word for tuberculosis, isifo sephepha, is a case in point. Understanding where it comes from can help to break down the stigma around the disease.
#Budget2023: Peer inside the health sector’s purse
There will be no increase in the tax on sugary drinks until 2025, the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced during his budget speech on Wednesday.
People living with disabilities forced into marriage and sexual violence
A new report uncovers the sad stories of Tanzanians with albinism and disabilities.
A cautionary tale to young doctors looking to take on medicine’s culture of abuse
In 2016, Yumna Moosa took to social media to rally young doctors against medicine's culture of bullying. Now, she's not sure she'd do it again.
READ: Mkhize’s speech on the National Health Insurance & women
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize spoke at an exclusive Bhekisisa event for editors on 6 August about the National Health Insurance and what it means for reproductive justice.
3 ways COVID sped up SA’s medicine approvals process — and how it can...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) was forced to speed up its review of new medicines such as vaccines, while still ensuring that they were safe and effective.
A mezuzah, a Christmas wreath & rooibos with milk: Get to know this NICD...
Anne von Gottberg and Cheryl Cohen are two of South Africa’s foremost scientists. We’ve got them and their colleagues to thank for the country’s world class surveillance of SARS-CoV-2. But this powerful duo are also experts on how to bridge divides — and married.
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.
No shoes allowed: Why it’s best to go bare indoors
About a third of the dust in your home is carried in on the soles of people’s shoes, and some of it can be bad for people, such as microplastics or poisonous substances like lead. The solution is pretty simple and the science is clear-cut. Leave your shoes outside.
#LifeEsidimeni: Five of the most unbelievable things Qedani Mahlangu said
Did the former MEC move from playing the blame game to playing the victim?
HIV infections in children under five down by over three quarters
A study has found that child-focused interventions have significantly reduced HIV-infection rates in children under the age of five.
Folly and fortitude: What sets good and bad leaders apart in the COVID-19 era?
A country's coronavirus response is only as good as its president, writes Lawrence Hamilton. So how does South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa measure up?
Scars of conflict: ‘We should not forget Africa’s women’
Community health workers are bringing healthcare to the homes of HIV-infected pregnant women in rural Cameroon. It has saved many babies.
[ICYMI] New lockdown laws: Informal food traders will open, COVID-19 close contacts traced with...
South Africa's Coronavirus National Command Council will update the nation on the revised lockdown regulations today, Thursday 2 April 2020.
#SliceOfLife: This is what it’s like being a sex worker: ‘Police dragged me out...
Go inside one of the country's most dangerous jobs.