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The long and painful road to the Life Esidimeni inquest

The long and painful road to the Life Esidimeni inquest

By Julia Chaskalson, Tendai Mafuma and Mbali Baduza,
Posted in: Gauteng, Healthcare system, Latest, Opinions, Perspectives

Although individual families of the mental healthcare users who died after they were discharged from Life Esidimeni in 2016 have been compensated for the violation of their constitutional rights, the actors responsible for the deaths, suffering, and torture of the mental healthcare patients have yet to be held criminally accountable. But that could change after a formal Judicial Inquest into the deaths, starting at the Pretoria High Court on 19 July 2021.

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Without contraception, Limpopo women’s rights are being violated

Without contraception, Limpopo women’s rights are being violated

By Thuthukile Mbatha and Annah Maluleke,
Posted in: Healthcare system, Latest, Opinions, Perspectives

The ongoing stockouts of contraceptives grossly violate individuals’ and couples’ reproductive rights but alternative measures have not been put in place. If the issues of access to contraceptives are not dealt with, the country will face a baby boom and a rise in HIV infections at the end of the current pandemic writes Thuthukile Mbatha and Annah Maluleke.

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Our data shows where Gauteng clinics are failing, government must help fix it

Our data shows where Gauteng clinics are failing, government must help fix it

By Bellinda Setshogelo, Ndivhuwo Rambau, and Simphiwe Xaba,
Posted in: Healthcare system, HIV, Latest, Opinions, Perspectives

Too many clinics are in crisis and it is driving the continuing HIV epidemic. People are dying because of it, argue members of the Ritshidze Project as they launch a report into the state of public sector facilities in Gauteng.

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When civil society can’t do its work, adherence to HIV treatment dips

When civil society can’t do its work, adherence to HIV treatment dips

By Annah Maluleke and Solanga Milambo,
Posted in: Healthcare system, HIV, Latest, Limpopo, Opinions, Perspectives, Provinces

If South Africa is forced to go into a COVID-19 lockdown again, HIV support groups and adherence clubs should remain functional to make sure that everyone is supported, has regular access to information and treatment, and that people are motivated to adhere to treatment, argue Annah Maluleke and Solanga Milambo.

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Why fixing South Africa’s patent laws is necessary in the fight against HIV

Why fixing South Africa’s patent laws is necessary in the fight against HIV

By Umunyana Rugege,
Posted in: HIV, Latest, Opinions, Perspectives

In 2018, Cabinet adopted a new intellectual property policy for South Africa, but as yet the policy has not led to any change in the country’s patent laws. Amending these laws as soon as possible is critical to both the COVID-19 and HIV response, argues Umunyana Rugege.

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Unlike the global trend, South Africa’s children are too short and too fat

Unlike the global trend, South Africa’s children are too short and too fat

By Chantell Witten and Salome Kruger,
Posted in: Healthcare system, Latest, Opinions, Perspectives

A Lancet article reporting on children’s height and weight changes over the past thirty years makes for grim reading when it comes to South Africa. Two of the country’s top child nutrition experts unpack what this landmark study means and what we can do to improve the situation.

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Underpaid and Unprotected -The case for supporting Community Health Workers

Underpaid and Unprotected -The case for supporting Community Health Workers

By Isabel Foster, Phumeza Tisile, Ingrid Schoeman and Ruvandhi Nathavitharana,
Posted in: Eastern Cape, Free State, Latest, Northern Cape, Opinions, Perspectives, Provinces

If we are serious about Universal Health Care, we need to match the commitment shown by community health workers (CHWs). Not only must their contribution to the pandemic response be adequately recognised, but CHWs deserve a say in health policymaking and implementation that affects them, the authors argue.

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Stronger governance is at the heart of addressing the health workforce crisis

Stronger governance is at the heart of addressing the health workforce crisis

By Manya van Ryneveld, Uta Lehmann and Helen Schneider,
Posted in: Healthcare system, Latest, Opinions, Perspectives

Plans like South Africa’s new Human Resources for Health Strategy 2030 must be backed by political support and appropriate, capacitated institutional structures to bring about meaningful change, argue Manya van Ryneveld, Uta Lehmann and Helen Schneider.

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Do we need the law to provide for a regular clinical medical procedure such as abortion?

Do we need the law to provide for a regular clinical medical procedure such as abortion?

By Marion Stevens,
Posted in: Healthcare system, Latest, Opinions, Perspectives

With abortion services now available through telemedicine and the increasing practice of self-managed abortion, Marion Stevens asks if abortion law still has any relevance given these practices.

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Abortion is healthcare  – Dr T.

Abortion is healthcare  – Dr T.

By Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng,
Posted in: Healthcare system, Latest, Opinions, Perspectives

Reproductive justice is not only about the freedom to choose. It is far-reaching in that it challenges systems of oppression and discrimination, writes Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng.

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