Pills for bills: Now you can get your medication at an ATM near you

South Africa has become the first country in the world to introduce ATM-like machines that dispense medicine instead of money.

Read more: These ATMs have swopped bills for pills. Here’s why

Dylan Bush

Dylan Bush was a health journalist at Bhekisisa from February 2016 to September 2023.

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  November 2, 2023

  #TeamBhekisisa | From 2013 to 2023: Here’s what’s in a day’s work for Bhekisisa founder Mia Malan
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  October 9, 2023

  [WATCH] Yvette Raphael’s incredible journey of two decades with HIV
• Dylan Bush

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  October 3, 2023

  Health Beat #12 | How to cope with taking HIV meds for life
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  August 31, 2023

  [WATCH] Why treating sex workers badly makes HIV spread

Nelisiwe Msomi

Nelisiwe Msomi was a health reporter at Bhekisisa.

• Nelisiwe Msomi

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  August 27, 2019

  At least half of Gauteng’s hospitals are without their top managers
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  August 22, 2019

  Bringing home baby when your bae is HIV positive & you're not
• Nelisiwe Msomi

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  August 20, 2019

  Crime and medicine: How our hospitals became hotspots for criminals and what to do about it
• Nelisiwe Msomi

  https://bhekisisa.org/author/nelisiwe/

  

  June 14, 2019

  Hospitals close in Mpumalanga as doctors and nurses fear for their safety