[ARCHIVE] Meet Nontsikelelo Gumede. She’s one of five lesbian pupils at her school. Most of her community is accepting of her sexual identity, but there’s one crucial person who isn’t. Read more via Zano Kunene. #CSE #SexEd bhekisisa.org/article/2022-0…

Privacy, shorter waiting times and empathetic health workers. This is what Ipas found women want when seeking #abortion and other #SRHR services. Find out more here. bhekisisa.org/article/2022-0…

By how much will your medical aid go up next year? Depends on how much money the fund needs to cover everyone. Actuaries do that maths. Find out more about what they look at to make things add up via Zano Kunene. bhekisisa.org/article/2023-0…

Hope, a goat and a hospital: What is Ben Gaunt doing 1 year after leaving #Zithulele Hospital? bhekisisa.org/article/profil…

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What do South African miners and Indian factory workers have in common? The risk of #silicosis . A new screening kit may help workers get treatment before it’s too late. Find out more. bhekisisa.org/features/2023-…

.Francois Venter says newer #HIV drugs have fewer side effects and the chance of someone developing #drugresistance is low. This is a good thing for keeping people on treatment — and ending HIV. Read more. bhekisisa.org/health-news-so…

[ARCHIVE] Can menstrual blood be used for regular health checks or even diagnosing endometriosis? Meet the researchers who are looking for answers. bhekisisa.org/article/2022-0…

In #Malawi visiting people with #HIV at home worked so well that it’s now also being used for other conditions. Find out more via @Gdndevelopment. bhekisisa.org/article/2023-0…

[Read it again] “The school failed, the police failed, social workers failed.” Find out what it took to get trafficked school girls to safety via Nicole Ludolph. #SRHR bhekisisa.org/features/2023-…

What will happen to SA’s #HIV & #TB programme when international donors cut funding? These donors fund lots of project for groups such as sex workers and transgender people. bhekisisa.org/health-news-so…

“Now I don't need to worry if I have enough money to go to the clinic anymore, because my medication is delivered straight to my house.' Read why here. #HIV #ruralhealth bhekisisa.org/article/2023-0…

[ICYMI] There are lots of different kinds of nurses working in state facilities. They have one thing in common though — their take-home pay has shrunk for two out of the last three years when accounting for inflation. bhekisisa.org/health-news-so…

There are only 15 psychiatrists for children and teens in South Africa’s state hospitals. But up to one in five kids will develop a #mentalhealth problem while growing up. Read more about what we can do to help keep our kids healthy. bhekisisa.org/health-news-so…

[ICYMI] From 2005 onward, parts of the US rolled out laws that were supposed to make criminals more nervous to attack. It increased the murder rate instead. Read about the implications of this for SA. bhekisisa.org/health-news-so…

#Loadshedding decimated this chicken farm in 2022. Find out how power cuts have affected the agriculture industry via Mohale and @YolandaMdzeke. bhekisisa.org/article/2023-0…

.@Discovery_SA’s Ryan Noach says they’re not against the #NHI , he’s not happy that the current Bill scraps medical aids in their current form. #HealthBeat bhekisisa.org/multimedia/202…

“Not everyone is a criminal.” Talking to aggressive patients or visitors at a hospital is better than using force to calm them down. Find out how security guards working in these places can learn what to do via Zano Kunene. bhekisisa.org/article/2023-0…

.Andy Gray has spent much of his career writing SA’s treatment guidelines and medicine lists. Get to know him better via what the river knows. bhekisisa.org/features/2023-…

#SubSaharanAfrica will bear the brunt of #ClimateChange . How can the continent prepare for it? bhekisisa.org/health-news-so…\