South Africa’s typhoid alert: should we be scared?
Since December last year, residents of one of Zimbabwe's oldest townships have been living on ground zero of the country's latest typhoid outbreak. So...
Men Are Still Ashamed To Publicly Buy Sanitary Pads
For many, it’s still unusual to see men holding or buying sanitary pads. This stigma results in some men feeling uncomfortable and others go...
New youth-friendly services launched to curb HIV infection rate among Durban’s...
For many young people the experience of going to a clinic to access services such as HIV testing and treatment can be very daunting.
In...
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 Wuhan, China...
Healthcare workers reflect on their Covid vaccine experiences
There was a sense of jubilation as people around South Africa in mid February as we watched nurse Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi become the first person...
What it means to be unemployed as a person with a...
On Monday I sat in a Zoom meeting with other Disabled people. We were discussing vaccine accessibility challenges. One of the statistics discussed was...
Open Letter to Moderna CEO and Chair
Dear Stephan Bancel and Noubar Afeyan
Civil society groups in South Africa call on Moderna to immediately withdraw the mRNA vaccine patents it has filed...
Stigma contributes to Kenyan teens quitting HIV treatment
The United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAIDS) has revealed that Kenyan teenagers are most likely to quit HIV treatment, thus undermining the fight against...
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 a close relationship between the two....
This unemployed doctor works at a call centre part-time to pay...
A number of unemployed doctors have spoken out against the Department of Health (DoH) who have failed to allocate them internships, community service, or...
Someone needs to explain why there aren’t enough jobs for doctors
Becoming a doctor has many benefits. One of the most attractive to me, though, was the job security I envisioned. No further emphasis is...
Students are on holiday, so KZN’s blood banks are running low
On 3 January, the KwaZulu-Natal department of health said that the blood banks in the province were running low since the main source of...
Organ trafficking hoax sparks a spike in donors
A “blatant†activity, which has upset countless people working in the transplantation of human organs industry, has had an unintended consequence: it has led...
The mental health system in South Africa is not well, say...
On Tuesday, the University of Pretoria (UP), hosted a colloquium on the state of mental health in South Africa and the issues raised by...
Is hopelessness driving HIV in SA’s youth?
Why is HIV still the leading cause of death among girls aged 15 and 19 and how can we change this, asks Njabulo Mbanda.
It...
RECAP: How the Tembisa 10 came into “non-existence”
STORY LAST UPDATE: JUNE 28
There is rarely a dull moment in South Africa. The country, after all, is alive with every possibility. But this...
9 myths about mental health and illness
There are many myths and stigmas about mental health and illness due to a lack of understanding. Mental illnesses are real diseases that affect...
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 swept away...
3 reasons why we need a Waiver on monopolies of ALL...
One year ago, and seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic, India and South Africa put forward the TRIPS Waiver proposal: a groundbreaking solution to...
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 transmitted through the six continents. A...
