OPEN LETTER | Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi, please explain the HIV numbers

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Focus, Healthcare system, HIV/AIDS, InFocus, Latest, Opinions, Spotlight

Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s recent claim that over half a million people have been newly started on HIV treatment in less than six months has raised eyebrows in health circles. In this open letter, Anna Grimsrud and Sibongile Tshabalala-Madhlala, associated with CHANGE – South Africa, ask the Minister to explain numbers that, on the face of it, seem contradictory.

OPEN LETTER | Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi, please explain the HIV numbers

Gauteng MEC threatens schoolgirls’ bodily autonomy with compulsory implant

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Child health, Gauteng, Healthcare system, HIV/AIDS, InFocus, Latest, Opinions, Provinces

The bodily autonomy of young women and girls is under threat as Gauteng Health and Wellness MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko intends to make the contraceptive implanon compulsory for learners as long as their parents consent. This approach to addressing teenage pregnancy is misguided and unlawful, argues Khuselwa Dyantyi.