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Diabetics at risk of TB (and vice versa)
A report notes that TB rates sky-rocketed in the 1990s fuelled by the HIV epidemic, and warns of a similar situation with diabetes-related TB.
The waiting game: Could SA’s poor policies be behind our organ donation crisis?
In South Africa, the demand for donor organs far outstrips the supply — not because people aren’t signing up for donation, but rather because there aren’t policies in place to manage the transplant chain. Spain, though, has managed to fix the problem in their country. Can we learn from them?
Community health workers shafted by SA’s policy shambles
The community healthworker system is in chaos, leaving vulnerable communities at risk.
What’s next for South Africa’s experimental HIV vaccine
If it works, the world's latest HIV vaccine candidate may make it to market quicker than we think - and become a routine childhood vaccination
Pre-teen drinking in the Eastern Cape carries on to motherhood
One out of every ten Grade 1 learners in some parts of the province have been born with the consequences of their mothers' drinking during pregnancy.
London school refuses to confirm former health MEC Qedani Mahlangu is a student
Eleven Gauteng health employees were singled out for censure. Now, only two have been suspended and garnered an alleged R1.3-million in wages.
Council for medical schemes contravened treasury regulations – AG
The AG's report has found that the Council for Medical Schemes failed to comply with laws governing the financial management of public entities.
#LifeEsidimeni: What Qedani Mahlangu’s testimony may mean for David Makhura
Accusations fly as the embattled former health MEC finally testifies at the ongoing arbitration hearings.
E-cigarettes the enemy of the health system – Motsoaledi
If the health minister has his way, vaping will soon be regulated like regular smoking because, he says, Big Tobacco is complicit in its rise.
Farmworkers: No gloves, no masks, no water
The Collective of African Workers, a grassroots organisation campaigning for an end to the shanty towns in one of Spain's most important farming regions.
#AIDS2016: ‘Blessers’ are the engine behind the rapid spread of HIV in young women
Blessers' form a crucial link in a cycle of HIV transmission that South Africa has not been able to break.
Unions, activists call for Cape Town COVID-19 clinical trial to be stopped
Activists have called for a trial investigating whether a TB vaccine could protect people from COVID-19 to be stopped citing concerns around ethics and consultation.
A healthy reaction to vigorous journalism
Bhekisisa looks back at, and follows up on, some of the most popular and impactful stories of 2013.
Curbing COVID in children: Why it’s safe to reopen schools
Children have not been the drivers of COVID-19 in South Africa, but data monitored since the beginning of the pandemic shows that the likelihood of infection, disease or death among them generally increases with age.
Latent TB – the invisible killer
Compromising hopes of containing the disease, latent TB remains dormant for life for most people.
Job rights, better healthcare and taxes: What life could look like for SA sex...
The justice department is currently reviewing comments from activists, academics and civil society on a proposed new law to decriminalise sex work. They will then ask the cabinet to take it to parliament before it can become law. Mia Malan interviews Deputy Justice Minister, John Jeffery, and United Nations special rapporteur on the right to health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, about what's next for sex workers.