A look back at PMTCT
“We talked and came to an agreement that he also needed to test, which he did. When the results came positive, he raised my spirits by saying, ‘we will survive this.’” Currently, all pregnant...
View ArticleMpumalanga residents suffer years of raw sewage spills
Contact with raw sewage puts people at risk of contracting a number of illnesses, many of which cause severe diarrhea and pose particular dangers to young children, the elderly and those with...
View ArticleA mother’s take on medical male circumcision
Legal experts say that the Children’s Act does not prohibit medical male circumcision for children under 16 years as long as it has been recommended by a doctor. Thuthukani is a township in...
View ArticleMpumalanga residents welcome water intervention
Residents were concerned about the health risks the dirty water posed to children In August, OurHealth reported on what Emadamini community members alleged were chronically blocked sewers in the area....
View ArticleCervical cancer steals sister too soon
South Africa’s rates of cervical cancer are almost twice as high as the global average. Madonsela said that her sister, who was also living with HIV, had been experiencing symptoms for some time before...
View ArticleResidents left to plead for water at school gates
Rooikop residents say they must beg water off a local school and are often turned away by school security guards (File photo) Phumlaphi Mkhabela lives in the rural community of Rooikop about 70 km...
View ArticleA look back at PMTCT
“We talked and came to an agreement that he also needed to test, which he did. When the results came positive, he raised my spirits by saying, ‘we will survive this.'” Currently, all pregnant...
View ArticleMpumalanga residents suffer years of raw sewage spills
Contact with raw sewage puts people at risk of contracting a number of illnesses, many of which cause severe diarrhea and pose particular dangers to young children, the elderly and those with...
View ArticleA mother’s take on medical male circumcision
Legal experts say that the Children’s Act does not prohibit medical male circumcision for children under 16 years as long as it has been recommended by a doctor. Thuthukani is a township in...
View ArticleMpumalanga residents welcome water intervention
Residents were concerned about the health risks the dirty water posed to children In August, OurHealth reported on what Emadamini community members alleged were chronically blocked sewers in the area....
View ArticleCervical cancer steals sister too soon
South Africa’s rates of cervical cancer are almost twice as high as the global average. Madonsela said that her sister, who was also living with HIV, had been experiencing symptoms for some time before...
View ArticleResidents left to plead for water at school gates
Rooikop residents say they must beg water off a local school and are often turned away by school security guards (File photo) Phumlaphi Mkhabela lives in the rural community of Rooikop about 70 km...
View ArticleErmelo township mired in sewage
A project to upgrade Ermelo’s sanitation system was 60 percent complete when the municipality ran short of funds, said Msukaligwa Municipality Spokesperson Mandla Zwane (File photo) Phindile Nkosi has...
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