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The jabs that could save us — an introduction to COVID vaccines for journos
We co-hosted an online course on COVID vaccine science for journalists. The course content was conceptualised by Bhekisisa and the Centre for Evidence-based Health Care...
How to be a health reporter: Asking the right questions of research
Cochrane South Africa and the Medical Research Council explain how research studies are designed and which are best to use in your reporting.
What does moral injury feel like? A guide for health workers
South African health workers have to make difficult treatment decisions every day, but epidemics make it worse. Go inside the moral distress of working on the COVID-19 and HIV frontlines with two doctors who saw it first-hand.
COVID lessons for South Africa’s National Health Insurance
What implementation lessons can we transfer from the country’s COVID vaccine roll-out to universal access to healthcare? We ask our panel of experts.
What you need to know about SA’s historic liver transplant from an HIV-positive donor
How could a baby get an organ from a person living with HIV and not automatically contract the virus? The experts weigh in.
Are you stuck at home with your abuser? This tool can help
This free tool will point you to gender-based violence services closest to you – no mobile data required.
Overseas trips & a midnight curfew: This is life in lockdown level 1
You can hang out with your friends for two hours longer but night clubs are still off limits. Here’s what else is new.
What’s unique about the body’s response to the 501Y.V2 variant? Find out
New research shows that protection against the 501Y.V2 variant could also extend to other variants — including the original virus circulating the country and the variant first identified in Brazil. Understanding the immune response to the new form of the virus in South Africa can help shape how vaccines are designed for more long-lasting and wider protection.
SA’s lockdown liquor ban: All the spats and stats
Take a look back at all our reporting on the alcohol ban, whether it helped, and why it was necessary.
People without medical aid can now do walk-ins at private sites. How does it...
The health department has issued new guidance on how South Africa’s COVID vaccination sites should handle “walk-ins”. We unpack the document from how it works to who is covered.
‘This could be a game changer’: What you need to know about the eight-weekly...
Finally, a better HIV prevention choice for women. Here’s what we know about cabotegravir and what we don’t.
The SHINE trial – hope for shorter, kinder TB treatment for children
Bhekisisa speaks to researchers from the SHINE TB trial on advances the study has made in shortening treatment periods for children with minimal TB.
Bhekisisa wrapped: Our greatest hits from 2021
As the second year of coronavirus pandemic reporting draws to a close, the Bhekisisa team takes a look back at their favourite stories of the past twelve months.
Vaccines, mutations and data: Reporters, all your COVID-19 questions answered
Cochrane South Africa answers health reporters’ COVID questions in the fourth installment of their evidence-informed health media reporting webinar series.
World Health Organisation guidelines for managing and treating latent TB
A consolidated look at the World Health Organisation’s latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) guidelines.
Reporters, are you ok? If you’re feeling traumatised, you’re not alone
Journalists have immersed themselves in the COVID-19 story for months. But at what cost to their mental health? A recent study found that three quarters of reporters surveyed felt significant emotional distress.