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WEBOurHealth 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. Thomo Nkgadima.
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WEBThe Department of Health has been criticised for not appointing more nurses, administration clerks, or a clinic manager to ease the workload and improve patient care. Free State Health MEC vows to support foreign-trained medics get through board exams. The health professionals raised concerns that the exams required by the councils for ...
Navigating the healthcare system: challenges for cancer patients in ...
WEB2 days ago · For cancer patients, these challenges are critical. The South African National Cancer Registry (NCR) from 2022 estimated that one in eight women and one in six men will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. The burden of cancer is growing, with an estimated 100 000 new cases diagnosed annually. …
SA Breaking the silence – and barriers - Health-e News
WEB11 hours ago · SA Breaking the silence – and barriers. Language is a major barrier for the Deaf in educational institutions. (Freepik) by Dr Kgadi Mathabathe, Director of Student Affairs at UP, and Juan Erwee, manager of the University’s Disability Unit. At a time when inclusivity is not just a goal but a necessity, it is important to address the pivotal ...
Healthcare workers: “We are living in the shadows of death”
WEBAug 18, 2021 · It’s been over a year since COVID-19 first hit South Africa. Since then, many people have been living in constant fear and many have lost loved ones. Frontline healthcare workers had no choice but to face their fears if they were to keep doing the life-saving work they were trained for. Amy Green, for Spotlight and Health-e News, and colleagues explore the emotional toll that South Africa ...
E-waste: A toxic threat but why don’t South Africans recycle?
WEBSep 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
WEBSep 27, 2021 · SA and contraception access. 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 …
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WEBDecember 30, 2021. HIV/AIDS activist: ‘Let’s focus on adolescent girls, young women’. Health. Adolescent girls and young women have a higher chance of being affected by HIV/AIDS and if not prioritised, the goal of eradicating HIV by 2030, will remain nothing but a fantasy. So says Kenyan-based activist, Irene Ogeta.
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WEBHealth-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 …
September 11, 2021 - Health-e News
WEBSep 11, 2021 · The COVID-19 pandemic and the rising prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have exposed the underlying weaknesses in public healthcare systems, which could threaten the gains made against diseases such as HIV, malaria and tuberculosis in poorer countries, according to a new report by the NCD Alliance.