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Gogos step up for peace of mind
Depression among the elderly is largely overlooked, but exercise can help to counter it.
When mother is snatched away, Gogo picks up the pieces
South Africa's maternal mortality rate leaves the elderly to deal with its consequences, with many unable to keep up.
Brazil’s sick of patent exploitation
The country is fighting the intellectual property laws that hiked up the cost of its HIV programme.
Will strikes pit the rights of doctors against those of their patients?
The quest for better working conditions leaves striking doctors with a tough decision but they might not have to choose.
Son of Sekhukhuneland: Why Motsoaledi won’t let go of the NHI
When our profile writer, Sean Christie, asked Aaron Motsoaledi for a form of life story share, South Africa’s health minister responded with a swift biographical flyover. But Christie was more interested in a sense of the experiences that lie behind the bullet points, both good and bad.
Layoffs prove to be a bitter pill to swallow
Ill residents may suffer most after the axing of Free State community health workers.
Circumcision: Child’s death scares off patients
Work on HIV prevention may be undone after a boy has died after a medical circumcision procedure.
TB strain: Resistance is fertile
SA's strategy to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is noble, but cracks are showing.
The little blue bounce lifts our love up where it belongs
Rekindling the sexual fire of a once passionate marriage has sparked a deeper emotional link.
‘There is hope this evil illness will not befall us again’
The residents of a Nigerian village had no health services, save for traditional methods, to treat those with a fever and a rash.
Mo Bros face the figures – and it’s going to be a close shave
Will local facial hair campaigners be able to raise more than last year's R7-million for men's health issues?
How one woman set up a mental health helpline for the whole of South...
Zane Wilson founded the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) in 1994, in the midst of her own debilitating struggle with panic disorder. Thirty years later, the group is the largest and most impactful mental health organisation in South Africa. Bhekisisa’s Sean Christie found Wilson and several of Sadag’s staff in a proud and reflective mood.
Yogan Pillay, SA’s healthcare’s insider outsider
Yogan Pillay has worked under every health minister since 1994, making him the ultimate healthcare insider. Now he’s an outsider, but one with tremendous influence. Sean Christie visited him at home in Pretoria to hear what he’s been up to.