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OUR HEALTH. OurHealth is a project that trains and supports local activists and aspiring health journalists. Our citizen journalists (CJs) live in rural and poorly-covered areas in South Africa, and report on health issues affecting their communities. Molefi Sompane. /// News, Our Health.
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Angry workers disrupt health services in Botshabelo over contract terminations. Over 1300 healthcare workers, including nurses, clerks, and cleaners, are facing sudden job termination after Covid-19 contracts were ended due to budget constraints. Parents left with questions after pesticide-linked deaths of children in Naledi.
E-waste: A toxic threat but why don’t South Africans recycle?
Sep 30, 2021 · There's a burning issue affecting the entire planet: e-waste, a hazardous electronic waste which is increasing rapidly in the world and especially in South Africa. Yet, according to research, many South Africans don't recycle their e-waste and a lack of knowledge is the main barrier. The rapid growth of e-waste, which often has devastating effects on one's health, is a huge concern for South ...
Contraception in SA: What you need to know - Health-e News
Sep 27, 2021 · The contraceptive prevalence rate among all South African women of reproductive age (15–49 years), who use a modern contraceptive method, is 64.6%, according to research published by BMC in 2019. Although this percentage is relatively high, it overshadows the problem of quality contraceptive service delivery, equitable access and women’s ...
HIV prevention injection: What you need to know about SA's …
Jan 31, 2022 · The ball is rolling as South Africa prepares to make the HIV prevention injection a reality in a country where close to eight million people are living with the virus.. Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last month, National Department of Health spokesperson, Foster Moahle, said an application has been submitted to obtain the new long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA).
Women's Health - Health-e News
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in South Africa accounting for 22.6% of all female cancers. Men can also get breast cancer, with approximately 1% diagnosed. Health-e News spoke with Dr Diana Pillay, a radiation oncologist at…. EC case study: How poor service in the public sector is pushing women to ‘backstreet’ abortion.
SA healthcare system: More preventative approach encouraged
May 10, 2023 · The 2023/24 budget allocation for the National Department of Health has declined by R4,4bn from R64.5bn in 22/23 to R60.1 billion in 2023/24. Phaahla says this can be attributed to the discontinuation of conditional grants allocated for fighting Covid-19. The minister says both the pandemic and loadshedding have hurt the economy.
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The health compact is intended to unite various sectors of society in addressing South Africa's health challenges, but the lack of consensus highlights the ongoing divisions over the best approach to achieving universal health coverage. Gauteng Health summoned to legislature for failing to pay R1 billion to suppliers.
Our Health - Health-e News
Our Health. OurHealth is a project that trains and supports local activists and aspiring health journalists. Our citizen journalists (CJs) live in rural and poorly-covered areas in South Africa, and report on health issues affecting their communities. A pattern of water quality issues has plagued Moqhaka for years, including incidents of ...
About Health-E News
Health-e News is South Africa’s award-winning television and print health news service that has been producing news and in-depth analysis for national media since 1999. Health-e News has television, online and print clients and has a nationwide network of citizen journalists called OurHealth who are based in rural villages and small towns throughout the country.