Jul 10, 2024 · The findings of a legal inquest set up to decide whether there is enough evidence to prosecute Gauteng health department officials and workers of nonprofits for criminal charges, will be released today. The inquest revolves around the unnatural deaths of 141 out of 144 government mental health patients who died when they were transferred from private psychiatric hospitals in Gauteng, Life ...

Bhekisisa’s reporters are trained in evidence-based reporting and narrative-driven solutions journalism.Using this approach, we explain complex science and policy so people can understand how it impacts their lives.

Jan 10, 2024 · A large chunk of our reporting focuses on HIV. Since the launch of Bhekisisa in 2013, we’ve covered HIV in-depth — from the impact of the virus on former president Nelson Mandela’s family to the advances in antiretroviral treatment and anti-HIV pills and injections. We’ve also looked at the impact of inequality and discrimination on the spread of HIV, the link between gender-based ...

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Sep 13, 2024 · Data from the latest District Health Barometer show that close to 365 teenagers give birth in South Africa every day. Ten of those daily teen births are to girls younger than 15. Experts say the numbers reveal deeper issues in society that lead to a vicious cycle — from school dropouts to unemployment and poverty across generations. We unpack the numbers.

Sep 10, 2024 · This is a developing story. We update the copy, map, timeline and press releases each time the health department announces new cases.. South Africa is one of 14 countries that will be financially supported by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and World Health Organisation (WHO) from this month until February 2025 to draw up and roll out plans, including ...

Nov 16, 2024 · In today’s newsletter, Zano Kunene and Sipokazi Fokazi explain how South Africa’s hospital system is having trouble “going green”. Sign up for our newsletter today. Nearly 5% of the world’s carbon emissions come from the healthcare sector, says a report launched at COP29, the UN’s annual climate change conference on Tuesday — and money for dealing with the disastrous effects of ...

Nov 20, 2024 · In today’s newsletter, Sipokazi Fokazi and Zano Kunene ask if SA can afford climate-friendly ARVs. Sign up for our newsletter today. The anti-HIV drug dolutegravir (DTG for short) is part of the world’s arsenal to end Aids as a public health threat by 2030.. But getting the antiretroviral (ARV) drug to 24-million people with HIV who use dolutegravir as part of their entry-level treatment ...

May 7, 2024 · Climate change. The EFF government will reduce carbon emissions by 10% by 2029. The Paris Agreement, for which South Africa signed up, requires countries to reduce carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 — the EFF says it will renegotiate South Africa’s portion of such targets.By 2050, the world needs to achieve “net zero“. This means the amount of greenhouse gases we emit (which mostly comes ...

Oct 21, 2024 · Gilead Sciences, the maker of a twice-a year anti-HIV injection, has approached South Africa’s medicine regulator to discuss how to get the shot registered locally as fast as possible in the country.; The jab, lenacapavir, protected HIV-negative women 100% against HIV infection in a trial of which the results were published in July.; Although the South African Health Products Regulatory ...