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SA can learn from Brazil’s health model
The favelas are served by teams of community workers, who are the doctors' eyes and ears.
Double stigma leaves gay men with little hope
Stereotyping prevents men who sleep with other men from accessing proper treatment and prevention of HIV infection.
Layoffs prove to be a bitter pill to swallow
Ill residents may suffer most after the axing of Free State community health workers.
‘I won the battle to beat bipolar’
The condition is widely misunderstood but it can be treated successfully with the right medication.
Maximum intervention prescribed
The HPCSA failed to rein in medical aid schemes — now it’s up to the Competition Commission
Is obesity all in the head?
Scientists believe the brain is key to treating weight problems, and are closing in on answers.
Life-saving medical care not available to ‘people of nothing’
Appalling conditions in Free State hospitals reveal a health care system that seems to be corrupt from top to bottom.
How a dying woman’s bed was taken by an ANC official
In the Free State, access to health services can depend on who you know, as the tragic case of one woman illustrates.
Prosthetics give the poor a leg up
An NGO is changing lives by giving prosthetic limbs to amputees from rural and poor areas.
How long do we have to wait for Dr Death to be punished?
The much-anticipated sanctioning of Wouter Basson has still not happened, 13 years later.
Mpumalanga healthcare limps to aid of ailing poor
These stories show how complex health is in Mpumalanga, and how few opportunities there are for disempowered people to change their circumstances.
We need to talk about caving in to nyaope
Ivory Park's Operation Thiba Nyaope provides support for addicts and their affected families.
‘The people told me they are coming to take me away tonight’
Where traditional beliefs are more real than textbooks, treating mental illness is a balancing act for sangomas and medical doctors alike.
House rules for dealing with lupus
With proper medication, healthy living and a positive outlook, patients can lead good lives.
Placenta pie – benefits not cut and dry
The growing fad of eating one's own placenta after giving birth has hit SA. But experts say there is no proof the practice is beneficial - or safe.
‘Health’ and ‘care’ play second fiddle to Free State bullying
The Free State health department has come under fire for a number of reasons. Bhekisisa visited the province ahead of elections to find out more.