Children In Kashmir Are Away From Schools And Ban On The...
Safina Nabi, Indian Administered Kashmir: In circumstances triggered by the coronavirus, the free flow of information is necessary. Whether it’s about the...
COVID-19 Compromises Social Networks. What This Means For People In Humanitarian...
Jeeyon Kim, Tufts University; Daniel Maxwell, Tufts University, and Sabina Robillard, Tufts University
The novel coronavirus is now being...
Important Resources For The Lockdown
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on March 24 that South Africa would be going into a 21-day lockdown. These measures are being put...
TB, HIV And COVID-19: Urgent Questions As Three Epidemics Collide
Emily Wong, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV pose a significant burden on South Africa’s health system. There’s...
Ways To Help Vulnerable People During COVID-19 Outbreak
The COVID-19/coronavirus outbreak has been a source of anxiety for many of us. It has reinforced the huge inequalities in South Africa...
#COVID-19: 5 Ways To Protect Your Mental Health
Months into 2020 and normal as we know it has disappeared. We’re in the midst of a global pandemic and COVID-19 is...
COVID-19: Myth Busting Edition
With the announcement of a national state of disaster and a rising number of cases of COVID-19, the South African government has...
The Importance of International Social Work Day Amidst The COVID-19 Crisis
Tuesday, 17 March 2020 marks International Social Work amidst the global crisis on the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The coronavirus outbreak which originated in...
How Coronavirus Is Affecting Higher Education
The COVID-19 virus (coronavirus) has affected over 90 countries around the world. From schools to business and shops, normal life has been...
Netflix Vegan Doccie ‘The Game Changers’ Appeals To Traditional Masculinity
Nothing says ‘manly’ quite like a nice piece of rare, bloody steak, amiright? Actually, you may be wrong according to a new...
Tackling Menstruation Stigma Through Education
For many menstruators around the world, getting ones period for the first time or every time after that is a frightening experience....
How Doctors Discriminate Against Fat People
Cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancer are all health-related issues associated with obesity. But while obesity is a...
Contraception: 10 False Things You Thought Were True
Contraception: the deliberate prevention of conception or impregnation by any of various drugs, techniques, or devices; birth control.
In...
Dr. T’s Sexual Health And Pleasure Guide Is Deeply Political And...
“I still can’t believe that it’s only been a week since we launched,” says Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng affectionately known by most as...
Dr Tlaleng On Advocating For Sexual Rights
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Doctor Tlaleng Mokokeng is an internationally renowned health activist, doctor and writer. In her latest book Dr...
Men And HIV: How Poverty, Violence And Inequality Play A Part
It’s obvious that men’s practices and behaviour are central to women’s vulnerability to HIV. This is why a major focus in the fight against...
Right To Breastfeed In The Workplace Is Enshrined Within In Law
Breast milk provides optimum nutrition for a newborn baby. Most South African mothers are well aware of this. Barriers in the workplace...
Communities Join Hands To Assist KZN Floods Victims
Calls for aid relief for Durban Floods has been made, this after hundreds of people were left displaced by devastating torrential rains...
Durban Floods: Devastation Lingers For Victims
Torrential rains have wreaked havoc in Durban this week, claiming lives and leaving hundreds of families devastated and destitute after homes were...
Mozambique Battles Cholera In The Aftermath Of Cyclone Idai
The damage from Cyclone Idai is still growing. The cyclone is labeled the deadliest storm to hit Mozambique in the last 30...
