Journalism For Public Health - Health-e News
WEBOurHealth is a project that trains and supports local activists and aspiring health journalists. Our citizen journalists (CJs) live in rural and poorly-covered areas in South Africa, and report on health issues affecting their communities. Thomo Nkgadima.
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WEBThe Department of Health has been criticised for not appointing more nurses, administration clerks, or a clinic manager to ease the workload and improve patient care. Free State Health MEC vows to support foreign-trained medics get through board exams. The health professionals raised concerns that the exams required by the councils for ...
Contraception in SA: What you need to know - Health-e News
WEBSep 27, 2021 · SA and contraception access. The contraceptive prevalence rate among all South African women of reproductive age (15–49 years), who use a modern contraceptive method, is 64.6%, according to research published by BMC in 2019. Although this percentage is relatively high, it overshadows the problem of …
E-waste: A toxic threat but why don’t South Africans recycle?
WEBSep 30, 2021 · There's a burning issue affecting the entire planet: e-waste, a hazardous electronic waste which is increasing rapidly in the world and especially in South Africa. Yet, according to research, many South Africans don't recycle their e-waste and a lack of knowledge is the main barrier. The rapid growth of e-waste, which often has devastating effects on one's health, is a huge concern for South ...
Healthcare workers: “We are living in the shadows of death”
WEBAug 18, 2021 · It’s been over a year since COVID-19 first hit South Africa. Since then, many people have been living in constant fear and many have lost loved ones. Frontline healthcare workers had no choice but to face their fears if they were to keep doing the life-saving work they were trained for. Amy Green, for Spotlight and Health-e News, and colleagues explore the emotional toll that South Africa ...
Everything you need to know about the NHI - Health-e News
WEBMay 15, 2024 · In 1994, when the African National Congress (ANC) came to power, it outlined in its election manifesto equitable access to healthcare, envisaged by an integrated, equitable and comprehensive health system. In 2011, the NHI journey started when the NHI Green Paper was published for public consultation. This was followed by NHI pilot projects in ...
Health - Health-e News
WEBThe Presidential Health Compact will be ‘meaningless’ without buy-in from all of society. Health, News. The health compact is intended to unite various sectors of society in addressing South Africa's health challenges, but the lack of consensus highlights the ongoing divisions over the best approach to achieving universal health coverage ...
Our Health - Health-e News
WEBOur Health. OurHealth is a project that trains and supports local activists and aspiring health journalists. Our citizen journalists (CJs) live in rural and poorly-covered areas in South Africa, and report on health issues affecting their communities. The survey calls for targeted interventions for age groups most affected by HIV, particularly ...
Opinion and Editorial - Health-e News
WEBOpinion and Editorial. The 2024 issue of the South African Child Gauge highlights how South Africa has sold its children short and failed to achieve what it set out to do almost a decade ago. The Gauteng health department's response to Tom London's video is surprising because there have been countless reports about the dire state of the ...
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WEBHealth-e News is South Africa’s award-winning television and print health news service that has been producing news and in-depth analysis for national media since 1999. Health-e News has television, online and print clients and has a nationwide network of citizen journalists called OurHealth who are based in rural …
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