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Could the debate over South Africa’s temporary alcohol sales ban have a subtext you’re...
No, South Africa's alcohol ban wasn't the only thing that helped lower hospital trauma admissions recently, but it did play a substantial role.
Four factors blocking medicines made in Africa
Setting up a continent-wide medicines regulator in Africa could be key to getting the continent’s people the treatments and COVID vaccines they need. Here’s why more countries need to put their weight behind it.
The business of love: Why condom factories and job creation could go hand-in-hand
Every year, the continent falls 3-billion condoms short of what it needs. Could investing in condom factories be the answer — and create jobs to boot?
The minister & the metaphor: A patient’s guide to legal medicine imports
Medicines for some cancers and rare diseases will never be considered an “essential medicine”, which means the health department will never buy it for state facilities. Many patients have burned their hands trying to save money by importing such drugs illegally.
If we invested in this today, South Africa could save billions — and fight...
Community healthcare workers have become what some have called our “heroes on the ground” during COVID-19. By keeping more people healthier for longer, and increasing productivity, these workers could save South Africa more than R400-billion over 10 years. The question is, when will the country recognise them as integral and pivotal players in the health system?
‘No respecter of persons’: Why COVID-19 variants don’t recognise vaccine passports
As long as the coronavirus is still circulating in many parts of the world, mutations will continue to occur. This means that herd immunity in any individual country may be thwarted by new variants that can bypass the protections offered by current vaccines. Here’s why worldwide vaccination needs to happen as quickly as possible.
Why taking back the power starts with you and your vagina
Want to advocate for your uterus? Here are six ways you can do it.
Why medical aids are putting the price of a safe delivery on some women’s...
When medical schemes and the law count conceiving as a pre-existing condition, pregnant women lose.
Life Esidimeni should have fast-tracked – not frozen – SA’s mental health plans
The Life Esidimeni tragedy was the worst possible outcome for a move away from psychiatric care, but well-managed community-based mental health care is still a proven way to treat people’s mental illnesses with dignity.
A cautionary tale to young doctors looking to take on medicine’s culture of abuse
In 2016, Yumna Moosa took to social media to rally young doctors against medicine's culture of bullying. Now, she's not sure she'd do it again.
It’s time to end SA’s war on drugs
Drugs have destroyed many lives, but wrongheaded governmental policies have destroyed many more, argue experts.
‘Imali yeqolo’: Really, Gigaba? Women fall pregnant to get child support grants?
Gender activists are outraged by the former finance minister’s side comments on government grants during his budget speech.
Old lessons, new pandemic: ‘We showed up to do COVID-19 testing & communities told...
Globally, medical male circumcision projects have pivoted to become part of the COVID-19 response. Find out what this means for programmes on the ground.
Miners seek justice over killer dust
Workers afflicted with silicosis and/or TB launch historic class action lawsuit for compensation.
The cruel collusion that devastates young doctors learning how to deliver babies
Health workers-in-training say they feel forced to abuse birthing patients as part of a dark rite of passage on the road to becoming a doctor or midwife. This final year medical student explains how these experiences can shape the country’s future doctors.
After Echo: ‘Life for young women navigating puberty is gruesome’
We've proven Depo Provera doesn't make it easier to contract HIV. But African women are still left with too few contraceptive choices.