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Condoms at school? Yes, says a new education policy
Parents and staff can no longer keep contraception out of schools in the case of children 12 years and older.
J&J will deliver 2-million new jabs to SA – within 2 weeks, says Aspen
Johnson & Johnson plans to replace our two million unusable jabs by July. The vaccines are unsuitable for use and must be destroyed, while the country’s vaccination programme lags behind schedule.
No money for #LifeEsidimeni, but millions for consultants
Qedani Mahlangu’s department paid almost R60-million to the law firm that would later represent her in the run-up to arbitration.
Giving birth has become less dangerous in South Africa
But will the country be able to half its maternal mortality ratio by 2030 - in time to achieve its sustainable development goal?
Do medically circumcised men take more risks in the bedroom?
New research may have finally answered an old question.
#CoronavirusOutbreak: This is a healthcare worker’s best defence against TB. Here’s why it might...
South Africa may face a shortage of TB masks as the coronavirus outbreak pushes up global demand for the products and manufacturers struggle to keep pace.
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.
13 things that will change the way you look at abortion
Everyone’s got an opinion on it but can we say the same about the facts?
SA teens, you’re up for a vaccine, without your parents’ permission
People between the ages of 12 and 17 will be able to register from 20 October. This group will only be given one dose of the Pfizer vaccine to decrease their chances of developing heart inflammation.
This injection outperforms a daily pill to prevent HIV infection. Will you use it?
New data shows that a two-monthly injection prevented more HIV infections than when people took a daily HIV prevention pill.
Durban cuts city’s only needle exchange programme
A tale of two cities: Durban ditches drug users while Tshwane becomes the first city in SA to pioneer and fund new ways to keep them safe.
Sex & social media: How to talk to young people about sexual health
Successfully talking about sexual health on social media means moving away from fearful and stigmatising messaging. Young people are more likely to engage with information about safe sex if it’s tailored to them and includes visuals.
How prejudice strips people with disabilities of their sexual and reproductive rights
Many people with physical disabilities find it hard to access sexual and reproductive health services — and it’s often the prejudice of those without disabilities that stands in their way.
Could do-it-yourself HIV testing take off in SA?
The World Health Organisation hopes take-home tests will increase the number of the people who know their HIV status
The role of regulators — Why South Africa hasn’t approved Sputnik V yet
Russia’s Sputnik V COVID vaccine has yet to be approved by any stringent regulators. Part of the problem: the manufacturer’s reluctance to share information about the jab. Here’s what it takes for a vaccine to make it through regulatory bodies and how Sputnik got around the process in some countries.
Half of KZN patients have no chronic medication. Here’s how looting affected SA’s COVID...
Vaccines were stolen and many urban vaccine sites had to close as Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal erupted into chaos this past week. The biggest loss however is not vaccines, but the chronic medicines that were looted leaving those with HIV, cancer and diabetes without their medication.