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How the health department plans to stop discrimination in clinics
How does the health department deal with doctors and nurses discriminating against patients who have a higher chance of contracting HIV? Teaching them about being sensitive and trying to understand the cause of the issue, says Thato Chidarikire, acting head of HIV programmes at the department. Mia Malan found out more during this interview for Bhekisisa’s monthly TV show, Health Beat.
#LifeEsidimeni: More than a year later, still no prosecutions
Families say many are still waiting for results of autopsies performed last year.
Abortion in South Africa: A reporting guide for journalists
Bhekisisa's new manual provides handy information on abortion data in South Africa, how procedures work and what the law says.
Analysis: Why doesn’t medicine measure up to SA’s transformation ideal?
Student demographics are shifting, but academic staff remain predominantly white
TAC wants free treatment for all HIV infected
The Treatment Action Campaign believes antiretroviral treatment should be offered to all HIV-positive citizens, not just those with low CD4 counts.
‘No child should go blind’
Half of South Africa's 100 000 blind children could have been saved if they were treated earlier, shows a new report.
From Central Park to Nasrec, the COVID-19 field hospitals of today are shaping the...
Why the design of COVID-19 field hospitals today could shape the hospital designs of tomorrow. We look at these pop-up solutions from Chicago to Tel Aviv.
#AIDS2016: This common germ in your vagina makes it easier to get HIV –...
In the vagina's ecosystem, mundane bacteria matter more than you think.
New research shows rising support for gay marriage ban
A new report finds that 90% of Nigerians surveyed support a controversial Act that now also stands between LGBTI communities and healthcare.
The science of sequencing: How Africa is preparing for future pandemics
Africa is building up a genomic surveillance network of 12 regional hubs that will help the continent to prepare for future pandemics.
A state of siege: How abusers leverage fear and control
Leaving an abusive relationship is not as easy as walking out the door. Fear of physical or sexual violence are just some reasons people stay.
Tshwane men to get the HIV prevention pill
By June, the health department will know more about how to roll out Truvada nationally to men who have sex with men.
Of anti-corruption forums and commissions: Is a new Rx for better healthcare on its...
The three C’s: Collusion, competition and corruption. There’ll be a renewed push to safeguard your money when it comes to healthcare, but will it work?
In the bag: How buying healthy food for R115 a month can curb TB...
In rural India, people with TB got healthy food parcels and vitamin pills. Their chance of dying from the disease dropped by 60% and passing on the infection to someone in their family fell by 40%.
HPCSA: No plans to include foreign-trained healthcare workers in COVID-19 response
Fast-tracking unregistered healthcare workers into the system isn’t without its risks, but it’s not without its solutions either, say foreign-trained doctors.
Three ways Africa can gear up for heat waves
Countries in central and sub-Saharan Africa will be hit the hardest by heat waves as climate change ramps up. What can Africans do to survive?