How poverty and violence are linked with anxiety in young South...
Andrew Gibbs, South African Medical Research Council
Over the past 10 years there has been increasing awareness of the importance of promoting good mental health...
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...
#BecomingADoctor: Learnings and unlearnings about the politics of medicine
In his book, Becoming A Doctor, Hloni Bookholane speaks about his life and learnings in his journey to become a medical doctor. The book...
The Daily Reality Of The Rohingya In Bangladesh
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is a humanitarian medical organisation that has been working with the Rohingya refugees since 2009. It has been providing much...
Young people encouraged to visit new Durban clinic without fear of...
On Friday, Lamontville Clinic in conjunction with the Durban Health Systems Trust launched a youth-friendly facility aimed at providing young people with their own...
#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...
Health minister claims young doctors are fussy, while they urge him...
Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has slammed claims that there is a shortage of available posts for newly-qualified health professionals in South Africa - but...
We can’t banish COVID-19. But we can end the pandemic with...
South Africa’s daily rate of new infections has been on a steady decline for some time. But, truth be told, a fourth wave is...
Treatment Action Campaign not pleased with David Makhura’s absence at #LifeEsidimeni...
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) was not pleased when it learnt that Gauteng premier David Makhura, did not attend the #LifeEsidimeni arbitration hearings on...
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 years, according...
A Dangerous Prognosis: Vulnerable migrants stopped from getting essential healthcare services
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 — In South Africa, reports of xenophobic incidents are a daily reality but the use of the country’s strained public health...
Covid-19: The scope for vaccinations in South Africa needs to be...
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on June 27 the country will move into an adjusted level 4 lockdown for 14 days. This was response to...
People trapped, injured after roof collapses at Charlotte Maxeke hospital
A few people are trapped under rubble after the roof of the reception area at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg collapsed on...
We need national buy-in with the distribution of free sanitary pads
The Kwazulu Natal Department of Education is distributing free sanitary pads to poor menstruating learners as part of an initiative that it launched last...
HIV/TB: a film made during Eh!woza’s Learner Doccies programme
HIV/TB was produced by high-school learners (grade 9 and 10) during Eh!woza’s Learner Doccies programme. The film juxtaposes the personal impact of HIV and...
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...
September is PCOS Awareness Month
September is known as PCOS Awareness Month. PCOS stands for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. It is a condition that affects menstruators of a reproductive age....
Family should be considered sacred when medical interns are placed
Young medical graduates are not being placed in internship positions which they need to be able to practise medicine independently. There seems to be a...
Migrants in South Africa have access to healthcare: why it’s kicking...
A political storm has erupted in South Africa after a video went viral showing the health minister for the Limpopo province – which borders...
Ten South African women who slayed in 2016
This year has been quite a turbulent one, but SA women stay slaying. The Daily Vox rounds up ten South African women who were...
