South Africa’s HIV plan says nurses, not just doctors, should be able to prescribe antidepressants. HIV-positive people struggle with their mental health more than those without the virus. But is this plan enough to help them stick to their daily pill regimens? This activist says no. Watch her story to find out why.
Mohale Moloi is Bhekisisa's television producer and a health journalist.
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 12, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 8, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 5, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/February 26, 2024
Dylan Bush was a health journalist at Bhekisisa from February 2016 to September 2023.
- Dylan Bushhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/dylan/November 2, 2023
- Dylan Bushhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/dylan/October 3, 2023
- Dylan Bushhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/dylan/August 31, 2023
- Dylan Bushhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/dylan/August 29, 2023
A dying baby’s kidneys could save an adult’s life. But it’s a tough decision — and one few grieving parents are willing to make. Would you?
Christina Pitt is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.
- Christina Pitthttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/christinapitt/March 1, 2024
- Christina Pitthttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/christinapitt/January 29, 2024
- Christina Pitthttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/christinapitt/October 20, 2023
- Christina Pitthttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/christinapitt/August 28, 2023
Linda Pretorius is Bhekisisa’s content editor. She has a PhD in biosystems from the University of Pretoria has been working as a science writer, editor and proofreader in the book industry and for academic journals over the past 15 years. At Bhekisisa she helps authors to shape and develop their stories to pack a punch.
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/January 23, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/January 19, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 14, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 11, 2023
People with HIV get depressed more often than those without the virus. This can make it hard to take their daily, lifelong medication correctly. In this Health Beat episode, we visit someone who has been taking ARVs for 22 years and ask experts if allowing nurses to prescribe antidepressants would help.
Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/February 26, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/February 6, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/January 30, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/December 11, 2023
Mohale Moloi is Bhekisisa's television producer and a health journalist.
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 12, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 8, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 5, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/February 26, 2024
Jessica Pitchford is Bhekisisa's TV and multimedia editor. She's been a journalist since the early nineties and has reported on some pivotal events in South Africa’s political history, such as the country’s transition to democracy and the work of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission.
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/February 26, 2024
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/February 9, 2024
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/January 30, 2024
- Jessica Pitchfordhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/jessica-pitchford/December 1, 2023
Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 12, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 8, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 6, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 5, 2024
Tshidiso Lechuba is a freelance video editor working in Johannesburg.
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/December 1, 2023
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/November 8, 2023
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/November 7, 2023
- Tshidiso Lechubahttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-lechuba/August 29, 2023
Tshidiso Thangwana is a freelance cameraman working in Johannesburg.
- Tshidiso Thangwanahttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-thangwana/August 29, 2023
- Tshidiso Thangwanahttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/tshidiso-thangwana/August 2, 2023
Dylan Bush was a health journalist at Bhekisisa from February 2016 to September 2023.
- Dylan Bushhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/dylan/November 2, 2023
- Dylan Bushhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/dylan/October 9, 2023
- Dylan Bushhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/dylan/August 31, 2023
- Dylan Bushhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/dylan/August 29, 2023
Last week, at the United Nations General Assembly, African leaders warned that the world faces a “malaria emergency” because mosquitoes are getting smarter, drugs are getting weaker, funds are getting less and the climate is changing.
Caroline Kimeu is the Guardian's East Africa global development correspondent based in Nairobi.
- Caroline Kimeuhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/caroline-kimeu/July 17, 2023
- Caroline Kimeuhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/caroline-kimeu/May 31, 2023
- Caroline Kimeuhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/caroline-kimeu/February 27, 2023
With a black beret “à la the EFF” and fire-engine red scrubs, Ebrahim Variava is not scared to speak out against the ills of a broken public health system — something that got him suspended from his post as head of internal medicine at the Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp in 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 crisis. Meet the doctor for whom patients are always the priority.
Sean Christie is a freelance journalist and author.
- Sean Christiehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/seanchristie/February 28, 2024
- Sean Christiehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/seanchristie/January 17, 2024
- Sean Christiehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/seanchristie/November 3, 2023
- Sean Christiehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/seanchristie/August 16, 2023
In the past five years, none of the targets political leaders adopted after the previous round of high-level discussions on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) at the United Nations General Assembly have been met. Today, talks will focus on how to get us back on track to end the disease by 2030.
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/December 15, 2023
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/December 6, 2023
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/November 15, 2023
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/September 21, 2023
The third day of high-level meetings at the 78th United Nations General Assembly is dedicated to talks on universal health coverage. In South Africa, this means talking about the proposed National Health Insurance fund — something that’s getting people hot under the collar. We’ve put together a one-stop page with information to support constructive debate.
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/December 15, 2023
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/December 6, 2023
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/November 15, 2023
- Bhekisisa Teamhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/bhekisisa-team/September 22, 2023
We will see more pandemics like COVID in the future — which is why political leaders are convening in New York today at the United Nations first ever high-level meeting on pandemic preparedness. Being able to make vaccines locally can stop Africa having to be at the back of the queue waiting for medicines the next time round. Here’s how.
Zano Kunene is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.
- Zano Kunenehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/February 23, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/February 6, 2024
- Zano Kunenehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/December 13, 2023
- Zano Kunenehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/zanokunene/November 17, 2023
Linda Pretorius is Bhekisisa’s content editor. She has a PhD in biosystems from the University of Pretoria has been working as a science writer, editor and proofreader in the book industry and for academic journals over the past 15 years. At Bhekisisa she helps authors to shape and develop their stories to pack a punch.
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/January 23, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/January 19, 2024
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 14, 2023
- Linda Pretoriushttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/linda-pretorius/December 11, 2023
Most cervical cancer cases are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which spreads through sex. Anti-HPV injections have been around since 2006 and getting the jab as a teenager can stop cervical cancer in about nine out of 10 women later in life. We break down how they work, what they cost and why they save lives.
Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 12, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 8, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 6, 2024
- Yolanda Mdzekehttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/yolanda/March 5, 2024
Mohale Moloi is Bhekisisa's television producer and a health journalist.
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 12, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 8, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/March 5, 2024
- Mohale Moloihttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mohale/February 26, 2024
South Africa’s Competition Commission will investigate the American drugmaker Johnson & Johnson for the high price it has been charging the country for the tuberculosis medicine bedaquiline, as well as for extending the tablets’ 20-year patent to block cheaper generics from entering the country.
Mia Malan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa. She has worked in newsrooms in Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington, DC, winning more than 30 awards for her radio, print and television work.
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/February 26, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/February 6, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/January 30, 2024
- Mia Malanhttps://dev.bhekisisa.org/author/mia/December 11, 2023