Behind the tragic stories we cover
Ever wondered how journalists report on such horrific stories? Ina Skosana explains the process.
Pollsmoor Remand: “They treated us like animals”
Former detainees tell of being denied chronic medication and contracting diseases like TB while incarcerated in the overcrowded Cape Town facility.
The Zika link: Small heads and brains
The causal link between Zika and foetal abnormalities has been confirmed.
Close to death, but ‘no medication for foreigners’
Many refugees flee their own war-torn countries to find safety in South Africa. But the country is not the safe haven they think it will be.
[LISTEN] PrEP: The dos and don’ts of using an HIV prevention pill safely and...
Daily PrEP use can lower your risk of getting HIV from sex by about 90%. Kevin Rebe tells Mia Malan how to use PrEP properly.
[LISTEN] Why contraception and the HIV prevention pill go hand in hand
If you're a young woman, would you take a two-in-one HIV prevention pill? Mia Malan and Kevin Rebe talk PrEP and contraception.
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Your GP can prescribe a pill that will make you less likely to contract...
Truvada is available in SA's private health sector and is in the process of being expanded to the public sector. Mia Malan talks PrEP with Kevin Rebe.
[LISTEN] PrEP user talks sex, condoms and HIV
Ben Brown tells Mia Malan about his experience of using a pill that reduces his chances of HIV infection.
Want to influence policy? Here’s how to write an op-ed
Bhekisisa editor Mia Malan gives tips on how to write health comment pieces without putting your reader to sleep.
[LISTEN] Non-lung TB, the silent killer
TB is not only found in the lungs. You can get TB anywhere in your body, but it is very difficult to diagnose.
[LISTEN] Most South Africans have the TB germ – so why aren’t they sick?
About 80% of people have the TB germ inside their bodies, but that doesn't mean they will all develop the disease.
[LISTEN] Can drug-resistant TB get cured?
Only half of people with multidrug resistant TB are cured, and patients run a high risk of losing their hearing due to the drugs.
[LISTEN] TB and diabetes: Are they linked?
Are people with diabetes more likely to get TB? Dr Bart Willems says yes.
Kala azar: The killer disease nobody knows about
Kala azar is endemic in parts of South Sudan and affects mostly the poor and disenfranchised. A simple jab could control it, but not in this country.
Mobile tech: A malaria-fighting secret weapon for Africa?
Is mobile technology the malaria-fighting secret weapon Africa’s been waiting for?
Deconstructing science: What journalists want
Health journalist, Amy Green, headed to Nairobi to sit on a panel that judged how scientists communicate their ideas to the media and the world.