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...
How unaffordable healthcare costs leave people prone to dangers of self-medication
"I haven't been to a doctor in a couple of years now; and it's not because I never get sick but I can't afford...
Why we shouldn’t panic about South Africa’s WHO plague assessment
The World Health Organisation (WHO) identified South Africa as a “priority country†for bubonic plague preparedness. But there’s no reason for panic. Warnings like...
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...
#LifeEsidimeni arbitration should hold health department accountable
Led by former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke, an arbitration process to help resolve the deaths of over 100 mentally ill patients after they...
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...
5 Contraceptives That Are Effective And Affordable
The 26th of September marks World Contraception Day, launched in 2007 and supported by a number of international organisations interested in sexual and reproductive...
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,...
Draft bill could limit access to safe abortions
A proposed Bill by the African Christian Democratic Party could endanger legal abortions in South Africa, doctors have warned.
The ACDP’s amendment to the 1996...
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...
UNICEF says 2.1 billion people still lack basic water and sanitation...
Globally 844 million people still lack even basic water services. That’s 844 million people who have to travel long distances to collect contaminated water...
Kenya rushes to contain cholera outbreak
On Monday Kenya’s ministry of health launched a 21-day plan to contain an outbreak of cholera in Nairobi. More than 336 cases of cholera...
Unemployed doctor: ‘Sometimes I can’t wake up because I feel like...
Medical graduates are having a difficult time finding employment as doctors in the public health sector. To qualify as an independent practitioner in South...
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,...
Understaffed and overworked: what it’s like working in South Africa’s public...
The Department of Health (DoH) is having difficulty placing young medical graduates in internship positions. The Daily Vox has spoken to a number of...
We need to be talking about the obesity epidemic, locally and...
Dean Ryan* (34) could not fall asleep unless he took sleeping pills. It was difficult for him to get in and out of his...
Sending smoke signals: lessons from the ban on advertising tobacco products
In the second part of this series we looked at how the banning of alcohol advertising would contribute to lessening the burden alcohol-related incidents...
If HIV denialists have not been pardoned, why should the DA...
Aids has taught South Africans why denialism can't be tolerated – whether it comes from Thabo Mbeki or Helen Zille.
In the same week that...
No policy in sight to help people with albinism in SA
People with albinism continue to face stigma, health challenges and the threat of violence, and there is still no solid policy to address their...
People with albinism need more medical assistance from government
Mafusi Tampe and Lebo Kgopane are a young couple living in Soweto with a boisterous eight-month-old girl. Both have albinism, and little Diteboho does...
