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May 24

South Africa: Positive Living

39-year old Fikelephi Elizabeth Dombolo SIthole shares her story. Read more »
South Africa: Rotary Helps Organize Health Clinic Events in Jouberton

Rotary Clubs of Klerksdorp and Orkney, together with the Department of Health, took part in a nationwide campaign to take free services to people of Jouberton, near Klerksdorp in... Read more »

South Africa: Dilopye Clinic Suffers From Staff Shortages

Dilopye village is situated in a remote area in the north-western region of the city of Tshwane, Hammanskraal, which is one of the National Health Insurance pilot sites with an... Read more »
South Africa: Too Many Patients, Too Little Time

Depaliseng sub-district in Gert Sibande has five healthcare facilities: three community health clinics (CHC) and two clinics. Read more »

South Africa: Raising Roots in Soweto

Raising a child isn't child's play, and many young mothers struggle when raising their first children, but parents from around Pimville and Meadowlands have been given the... Read more »
South Africa: Initiation Rules Help to Keep Young Men Safe and Healthy

Winter is the time initiation schools run and in the Eastern Cape it is a time of worry for many because of the health risks involved. Read more »

South Africa: Motsoaledi - Budgeting for Health

Scholars will receive the HPV vaccine as part of government's School Health Programme from February next year, health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced in his budget speech.... Read more »

South Africa: Students Use Art and Drama to Teach Health Awareness

Pupils from five schools at Ha-Makuya in Vhembe were last week treated to painting, drama and workshops by students from the University of Johannesburg as part of a programme which... Read more »

South Africa: Health Supporter Honoured

A well-known health supporter has been honoured by the department of health and social development in Vhembe for her outstanding community commitment in health-related matters. Read more »
South Africa: I Refuse to Let HIV Stop Me From Dreaming

Bonginkosi Vincent Buthelezi is a 17-year old high school pupil. He shares the story of how he became HIV-positive. Read more »
South Africa: Resisting "Sugar Daddies" - Lovelife

Older HIV-positive people use their influence to manipulate young girls into having sex. Read more »

South Africa: Simpler ARV Treatment Begins in Eastern Cape

Eight people have been initiated into the new Fixed Dose Combination of ARV treatment at the Magwa Clinic. The new treatment uses one pill, which combines emtricitabine, TDF and... Read more »
South Africa: Caring for the Destitute Elderly With No Support and Little Money

From outside, Leratong Old Age and Orphanage Centre in Block XX seems like an ordinary house, but inside thirteen pensioners are cared for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with... Read more »
Zimbabwe: South African and Zimbabwe Unite Against Cholera

The Department of Health and Social Development in Limpopo is collaborating with the Zimbabwean government to curb cholera outbreaks in both countries. Read more »

South Africa: Rocking the RWOPS Boat

Remunerative Work Outside the Public Service or RWOPS. It is a mouthful and as provincial health departments start tightening the screws it has become a hot potato, especially in... Read more »

South Africa: District-By-District Breakdown of School Toilets

Health-e News Service conducted an informal survey of the state of 17 schools' toilets that fall within four of the National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts. Read how each... Read more »
South Africa: Progress in Limpopo Thanks to Section27

SECTION27's work to improve sanitation in schools is starting to pay off, but progress is slow. Read more »
South Africa: School Toilets in Shocking State

Millions of people do not have access to proper sanitation and in South African schools the situation is especially dire. Health-e News Service conducted an informal survey of the... Read more »

South Africa: Mpumalanga District Falling Behind NSP Targets

The Gert Sibande district municipality is working hard at implementing the National Strategic Plan (NSP) for 2012-2015 that promotes zero new infections, zero HIV/AIDS related... Read more »
South Africa: Patient Praises Mphohadi Clinic in Free State

A 27-year-old Bethlehem woman, Nthatisi Tladi, told OurHealth about the service she has experienced from the Mphohadi Clinic in the Free State over the last 10 years. Read more »
South Africa: Public Health Facilities in a Dire State

A poisonous snake slithering through a district hospital, badly cracked walls and rooms filled to the roof with broken equipment were some of the challenges facing researchers as... Read more »
South Africa: New Pills Bring New Hope

All twelve clinics in the Qaukeni sub-district in the Eastern Cape are dispensing the new fixed dose combination pill (FDC) to HIV patients. This new pill is a triple... Read more »
South Africa: Professor Receives Highest Honour for Aids Work

On the 27th April 2013 President Jacob Zuma honoured Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Professor Glenda Gray with South Africa's highest honour - the Order of Mapungubwe - for her... Read more »
South Africa: Long Lines, Poor Service At Kgabo Health Centre

The staff and patients at Kgabo Health Centre in Winterveld are unhappy with the conditions at the facility - the staff complain that do not receive support from the regional... Read more »

South Africa: Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim Awarded the Order of Mapungubwe

Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Associate Scientific Director of CAPRISA (Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa) is being bestowed with the Order of... Read more »

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