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 number of...
We asked an expert to bust the myths associated with condoms...
We’ve had a giggle at Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s condom presentation in the National Assembly this week.
But even after proposing a national commission of...
Monkeypox: Here’s what you need to know
On June 23, the first monkeypox case was confirmed in South Africa. It was confirmed by the department of health in a 30-year-old man...
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...
Lack of education leaves people living with epilepsy neglected and stigmatised
Mandla Mzimela has been on treatment for his epilepsy for the past 10 years. Stuttering, with pauses in between his sentences, and fidgeting hands,...
Universities must prioritise support for student mental health
According to the World Health Organisation, more than 30% of university students have experienced a common mental disorder in the past year. The South...
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...
“Stock-outs” – barrier to women’s sexual and reproductive health rights says...
A new report from the Stop Stock-outs Project (SSP) has found that contraceptives now represent the biggest share of medicine stockouts. The report emerged...
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...
#UnemployedDoctors: No posts for medical interns in 2018
There are not enough posts in the public health sector available for junior doctors to complete their internships in 2018. The Junior Doctors Association...
Why understanding clinical trials and vaccines are important
Understanding what we know about the COVID-19 vaccine can help shed light on its safety and efficacy. On August 20, a webinar was hosted...
“I Felt TB Was A Poor People’s Disease, So It Meant...
As the South African TB Conference kicked off this week, The Daily Vox spoke to medical profession Dr Ausie Nkhi who was once diagnosed...
The Stigma Of Loving Someone Who Died Of AIDS
I make it a point to tell anyone I date that I once had a partner that died of AIDS. So many loved ones...
Sexual Health: Here’s Why You Need To Invest In PrEP
South Africa is one of the many countries facing an HIV/Aids pandemic with a prevalence rate of about 12.8% of the total of the...
Rape in a place of platinum
A snapshot of the community of Rustenburg shows a place of plenty, also a place of poverty. Â Ufrieda Ho argues that beyond the juxtaposition,...
Why everyone needs to be advocating for menstrual rights
Another week, another amazing conversation!
This week we chatted to the Minister of Menstruation Candice Chirwa (if you don’t know her, where have you been...
“It’s Only Blood” Fights Stigma And Shame Around Menstruation
Millions of people around the world experience menstruation. It is a basic biological bodily function and yet menstruation is often viewed as something shameful....
Less judgement, more action is needed on female genital mutilation
Despite the dangers and growing opposition to the practice, female genital mutilation (FGM) persists across the world. According to the World Health Organisation, over...
After Testing: The Struggle To Keep Patients On Treatment
HIV and AIDS is still a major cause of death in South Africa and while ARV treatment is free, many patients still default on...
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...
