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Mpumalanga loses ground in war on HIV
The province has fallen far behind in the drive to deliver key infrastructure essential for treatment.
Jabs deplete vaccine budget but dramatically cut child mortality
Prevenar and Rotarix have emptied paediatric wards but the coverage is still too low.
Dirty air & diabetes: Scientists say there’s a link
A seven-year study across 12 000 people in two Indian cities shows that breathing in dirty city air for as little as one month can raise blood sugar levels. After a year of this, people have a higher chance of getting type 2 diabetes.
Prisoners’ health rights routinely violated in SA’s jails
The HIV and TB epidemics are being exacerbated by a chronic shortage of health workers in prisons.
SA’s the fattest sub-Saharan African nation – study
Seven out of 10 women and four out of 10 men in SA have significantly more body fat than what is deemed healthy, shows a groundbreaking new study.
Go inside SA’s biggest hospital during a national strike
Bhekisisa health reporter Jesse Copelyn is inside Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, where nurses have downed tools as part of a national strike – the third labour action for 2022.
How COVID vaccines get approved: 4 things you need to know
Why did the one-million AstraZeneca vaccines South Africa received earlier this month have to be sent for lab tests but not the Johnson & Johnson jabs that arrived this week? The world of regulatory approval for medicines can be confusing. We break it down for you.
Hlongwa responds to SIU report: ‘I arranged to hand myself over to the Hawks’
The chief whip says recent media reports were first to alert him that the SIU had completed its investigation into alleged corruption under his watch.
Health workers reject deal to drop ‘night vigil’ charges
The Free State government had them arrested during a protest against their dismissal, now the workers say they will fight the charges in court.
Drug trove expiring in clinic fiasco
Rent arrears have shut a clinic's doors – just 500m from the Free State health MEC's office.
Pharma funding for TB research four times less than government funding
Available data shows significantly higher investment by public and philanthropic institutions in TB research than by the pharmaceutical industry.
The verdict is in — and Sputnik V is out
Sputnik V manufacturers could not produce any data to show that the vaccine is safe to use in a country with a high HIV infection rate.
Ebola flight risk fears ungrounded
There is little reason to worry even if a fellow passenger has contracted the disease.
[READ] The Gauteng health department’s budget speech 2019/20
Health MEC Bandile Masuku tables his inaugural budget before the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. In the speech, areas such as health facility upgrades and security...
[EXCLUSIVE] If you were raped, here are your chances of finding justice
New, never before conducted research reveals the road rape survivors and police walk to justice denied.
Mostly men: Why they die young
Women’s mortality rates have been on the decline since 1950. But progress for men has been much slower. Here’s why lack of action among policymakers has led to trailing improvements in deaths among young men aged 10 to 24 years old.