Journalism For Public 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. Thomo Nkgadima. /// News, Our Health.
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WEBThe role alcohol plays in new cancer cases – landmark new report. Physical inactivity and obesity, often associated with heavy drinking, also separately increase cancer risks but on top of alcohol makes this much worse. “Atrocious management” behind the high rate of medical negligence in Gauteng. In Gauteng, poor management and resource ...
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 ...
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 ...
One year of Covid-19 in SA: ‘I don’t wish anyone to go through …
WEBMar 8, 2021 · Other families weren’t as lucky. For 19-year-old Umpha Sadiki, Covid-19 has left her family emotionally and financially bankrupt, after breadwinners succumbed to the disease. First, her 63-year-old aunt died on 16 December 2020. Then just two days later, her 67-year-old uncle died on 18 December, leaving her family in Vhembe grief-stricken.
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 ...
Contraception in SA: What you need to know - Health-e News
WEBSep 27, 2021 · According to a 2017 study published by the South African Medical Journal (SAMJ), injectable contraception was by far the most common method, used by 25% of women. Other methods were less common and only a negligible portion were using an IUD (1.6%) while 8.6% were using a contraceptive pill. – Health-e News. Author.
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla appointed to head up Health-e News
WEBJul 21, 2021 · Previously, she worked for eNCA as a health/science reporter and at the SABC as a Middle East correspondent/SAfm current affairs presenter. Wadvalla has exciting plans for Health-e News. “The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of health journalism in South Africa. Citizens are reliant …
SA healthcare system: More preventative approach encouraged
WEBMay 10, 2023 · The 2023/24 budget allocation for the National Department of Health has declined by R4,4bn from R64.5bn in 22/23 to R60.1 billion in 2023/24. Phaahla says this can be attributed to the discontinuation of conditional grants allocated for fighting Covid-19. The minister says both the pandemic and loadshedding have hurt the economy.
OP-ED on #COVID-19: Community journalists are crucial to …
WEBMar 23, 2021 · Health-e News’ citizen journalists have been consistently and fearlessly reporting on COVID-19, for example: Childhood obesity to rise rapidly in the coming years, where obesity is mentioned as a common COVID-19 risk factor. Funds diverted for the COVID-19 relief effort left thousands of learners without sanitary pads, where our citizen ...