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PEPFAR freeze risks HIV treatment for millions in South Africa and around the world

The lives of millions of people are at risk as the US halts foreign aid, including funding to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the largest fund dedicated to fighting a ...
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South African children lack psychosocial support. ‘Every school needs a social worker’

A shallow focus shot of people wearing the same uniform and standing in a line Social workers, researchers and teachers are desperate for more psychosocial support for children and adolescents in ...
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Mental Health Act: Section 33 and 34 fall foul of the constitution

Sections of Mental Health Act before the Constitutional Court. (Pic: file) The outcome from the highest court in the land will leave an impact on South Africa’s health system. The Pretoria High Court ...
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Pushback against foreign nationals using public health facilities

“If you are not South African, from today you will not be allowed into any South African hospital.” This was the message delivered by a member of Operation Dudula outside Hillbrow Clinic on Monday to ...
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How the NHLS computer hack will cost lives

It’s going to take at least three weeks for the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) system to be restored following the cyber attack just over a week ago. The extended downtime means the NHLS ...
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E-waste: A toxic threat but why don’t South Africans recycle?

E-waste is problematic largely due to the toxicity of some of the substances that make up the components of the devices which include computer monitors, mobile phones, TVs and printers. (Photo: ...
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Youth unemployment fuels growing mental health crisis in Mahikeng

Young people in Mahikeng, a once thriving town in the North West, say their prospects of finding work are bleak. The daily reality of unemployment has left many feeling hopeless, anxious and stressed ...
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SA ‘can’t afford’ to default on three-in-one HIV pill

TLD, the new HIV drug to make it easier for patients not to default. (Photo Credit: Marten van Dijl / IAS) The new HIV fixed-dose combination antiretroviral treatment ...
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South African boys and young men most likely to stop taking their ARVs

When one has to choose between spending time in a clinic queue or queuing for part-time employment, they’ll choose the latter.(Ritshidze) South Africa has the largest HIV treatment programme in the ...
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Contraception in SA: What you need to know

Misinformation and limited access to contraceptive methods of their choice remains a huge challenge for South African women. (Photo: Freepik) Although the majority of South African women of ...
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Patients at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital brave cold nights with no blankets

Scores of patients at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg have had to face the recent drop in temperatures without blankets. Senior doctors say a “severely dysfunctional” laundry ...
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All you need to know about lodging complaints in healthcare facilities

Experts call for comprehensive reforms to fix the private health sector. (Photo: Freepik) Recently a video of former radio broadcaster Tom London went viral after he exposed negligence, mistreatment ...