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The six-monthly anti-HIV jab could be in 360 clinics by February. Who should get the first doses? - Bhekisisa
One in ten clinics in South Africa — across 22 health districts in six provinces — will start to hand out a twice-a-year anti-HIV jab as early as February. The country’s medicines regulator, Sahpra,…
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SA’s medicines regulator, SAHPRA will decide if #LEN — the twice-a-year anti-HIV jab — gets the green light by the end of October. If approved, roll-out starts Feb 2026 across 360 clinics via @miamalan.bsky.social. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Many survivors only speak years later, when the world feels a little safer. If you choose to report, remember: you don’t need to wash, change, or clean up first — evidence matters. Find out more. bhekisisa.org/article/2024...
Many people don’t report rape. Here’s how to do it if you decide to - Bhekisisa
The legal steps to report sexual assault in South Africa are straightforward. But there are a lot of reasons that people don’t do it.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Many survivors only speak years later, when the world feels a little safer. If you choose to report, remember: you don’t need to wash, change, or clean up first — evidence matters. Find out more. bhekisisa.org/article/2024...
The reasons people don’t report rape aren’t simple — guilt, fear of not being believed, or not even realising the law protects them. With #GBVF now a national disaster, access to clear steps on reporting is crucial. #16DaysOfActivism bhekisisa.org/article/2024...
Many people don’t report rape. Here’s how to do it if you decide to - Bhekisisa
The legal steps to report sexual assault in South Africa are straightforward. But there are a lot of reasons that people don’t do it.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The reasons people don’t report rape aren’t simple — guilt, fear of not being believed, or not even realising the law protects them. With #GBVF now a national disaster, access to clear steps on reporting is crucial. #16DaysOfActivism bhekisisa.org/article/2024...
Is it #rape? Here’s a simple definition: if you’re having sex or engaging in sexual activity and you don’t want to be doing it, it’s rape. Here’s how to report it in #SouthAfrica. #16DaysOfActivism bhekisisa.org/article/2024...
Many people don’t report rape. Here’s how to do it if you decide to - Bhekisisa
The legal steps to report sexual assault in South Africa are straightforward. But there are a lot of reasons that people don’t do it.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Is it #rape? Here’s a simple definition: if you’re having sex or engaging in sexual activity and you don’t want to be doing it, it’s rape. Here’s how to report it in #SouthAfrica. #16DaysOfActivism bhekisisa.org/article/2024...
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@bhekisisa.org do incredible reporting and this profile of some of the staff who keep Groote Schuur going js no exception.
Porters are often the first hospital staff patients meet. They're also counsellors, translators and peacekeepers when gang violence follows gunshot victims into emergency rooms. Meet Groote Schuur's frontline workers. #HealthEquity bhekisisa.org/article/prof...
Anatomy of a hospital: Groote Schuur in a time of budget and staffing cuts - Bhekisisa
From porters to engineers, hospital staff navigate chronic underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa's most storied medical institutions.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
@bhekisisa.org do incredible reporting and this profile of some of the staff who keep Groote Schuur going js no exception.
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"We head in, clear security and almost immediately become lost [...]" - yours truly has ended up in:
- the bowels of the hospital; and
- A&E
while trying to find a lecture theatre 😅
- the bowels of the hospital; and
- A&E
while trying to find a lecture theatre 😅
In our latest newsletter:
Follow Sean Christie & Jay Caboz through the bowels of #GrooteSchuur’s ancient engineering systems to Theatre Street, where state-of-the-art surgery is performed with world-class technology.
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Follow Sean Christie & Jay Caboz through the bowels of #GrooteSchuur’s ancient engineering systems to Theatre Street, where state-of-the-art surgery is performed with world-class technology.
mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"We head in, clear security and almost immediately become lost [...]" - yours truly has ended up in:
- the bowels of the hospital; and
- A&E
while trying to find a lecture theatre 😅
- the bowels of the hospital; and
- A&E
while trying to find a lecture theatre 😅
In our latest newsletter:
Follow Sean Christie & Jay Caboz through the bowels of #GrooteSchuur’s ancient engineering systems to Theatre Street, where state-of-the-art surgery is performed with world-class technology.
mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
Follow Sean Christie & Jay Caboz through the bowels of #GrooteSchuur’s ancient engineering systems to Theatre Street, where state-of-the-art surgery is performed with world-class technology.
mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
In our latest newsletter:
Follow Sean Christie & Jay Caboz through the bowels of #GrooteSchuur’s ancient engineering systems to Theatre Street, where state-of-the-art surgery is performed with world-class technology.
mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
Follow Sean Christie & Jay Caboz through the bowels of #GrooteSchuur’s ancient engineering systems to Theatre Street, where state-of-the-art surgery is performed with world-class technology.
mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
Porters are often the first hospital staff patients meet. They're also counsellors, translators and peacekeepers when gang violence follows gunshot victims into emergency rooms. Meet Groote Schuur's frontline workers. #HealthEquity bhekisisa.org/article/prof...
Anatomy of a hospital: Groote Schuur in a time of budget and staffing cuts - Bhekisisa
From porters to engineers, hospital staff navigate chronic underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa's most storied medical institutions.
bhekisisa.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Porters are often the first hospital staff patients meet. They're also counsellors, translators and peacekeepers when gang violence follows gunshot victims into emergency rooms. Meet Groote Schuur's frontline workers. #HealthEquity bhekisisa.org/article/prof...
On Theatre Street: where lung transplants happen, cardiac surgery robots assist operations, and nurses work "Monday to Thursday plus overtime on Friday" to keep services running. Our rare access tour of Groote Schuur Hospital. #PublicHealth bhekisisa.org/article/prof...
Anatomy of a hospital: Groote Schuur in a time of budget and staffing cuts - Bhekisisa
From porters to engineers, hospital staff navigate chronic underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa's most storied medical institutions.
bhekisisa.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On Theatre Street: where lung transplants happen, cardiac surgery robots assist operations, and nurses work "Monday to Thursday plus overtime on Friday" to keep services running. Our rare access tour of Groote Schuur Hospital. #PublicHealth bhekisisa.org/article/prof...
[HAPPENING NOW]
What happens to HIV treatment when floods or droughts hit? Our #climate and #HIV experts will unpack how climate shocks affect access to care, and deepen inequality.
Tune in 👉 forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
What happens to HIV treatment when floods or droughts hit? Our #climate and #HIV experts will unpack how climate shocks affect access to care, and deepen inequality.
Tune in 👉 forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
[HAPPENING NOW]
What happens to HIV treatment when floods or droughts hit? Our #climate and #HIV experts will unpack how climate shocks affect access to care, and deepen inequality.
Tune in 👉 forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
What happens to HIV treatment when floods or droughts hit? Our #climate and #HIV experts will unpack how climate shocks affect access to care, and deepen inequality.
Tune in 👉 forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
[ONE HOUR TO GO]
In the run to #WorldAIDSDay, tell a story that bridges two crises. Join experts Christopher Jack & Coceka Nogoduka as they reveal how climate change is reshaping HIV risks and resilience.
#ClimateCrisis #HealthJournalism #HIV
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In the run to #WorldAIDSDay, tell a story that bridges two crises. Join experts Christopher Jack & Coceka Nogoduka as they reveal how climate change is reshaping HIV risks and resilience.
#ClimateCrisis #HealthJournalism #HIV
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
[ONE HOUR TO GO]
In the run to #WorldAIDSDay, tell a story that bridges two crises. Join experts Christopher Jack & Coceka Nogoduka as they reveal how climate change is reshaping HIV risks and resilience.
#ClimateCrisis #HealthJournalism #HIV
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
In the run to #WorldAIDSDay, tell a story that bridges two crises. Join experts Christopher Jack & Coceka Nogoduka as they reveal how climate change is reshaping HIV risks and resilience.
#ClimateCrisis #HealthJournalism #HIV
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
From porters to engineers, Groote Schuur’s staff navigate underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa's most storied medical institutions, where ambiguity is the daily reality. #PublicHealth bhekisisa.org/article/prof...
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
From porters to engineers, Groote Schuur’s staff navigate underfunding and staffing shortages while maintaining world-class care at one of South Africa's most storied medical institutions, where ambiguity is the daily reality. #PublicHealth bhekisisa.org/article/prof...
[TWO MORE HOURS TO GO]
Meet the experts taking part in our latest webinar on how #climtechange affects the spread of #HIV:
- Christopher Jack — climate scientist
- Coceka Nogoduka — HIV leader
- Moderator: Ida Jooste — Bhekisisa
Tune in: forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
Meet the experts taking part in our latest webinar on how #climtechange affects the spread of #HIV:
- Christopher Jack — climate scientist
- Coceka Nogoduka — HIV leader
- Moderator: Ida Jooste — Bhekisisa
Tune in: forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
Floods and droughts make HIV spread faster. Find out why
Monday, 24 November 2025
Time: 2.30pm to 4.00pm
Platforms: Zoom
Are you looking to tell an HIV story with a difference this World Aids Day?
When floods, droughts or heatwaves hit, people are often fo...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
[TWO MORE HOURS TO GO]
Meet the experts taking part in our latest webinar on how #climtechange affects the spread of #HIV:
- Christopher Jack — climate scientist
- Coceka Nogoduka — HIV leader
- Moderator: Ida Jooste — Bhekisisa
Tune in: forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
Meet the experts taking part in our latest webinar on how #climtechange affects the spread of #HIV:
- Christopher Jack — climate scientist
- Coceka Nogoduka — HIV leader
- Moderator: Ida Jooste — Bhekisisa
Tune in: forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
"We're approved for 157 staff but funded for about 76. It's tight, but we make it work." How Groote Schuur Hospital's engineering head keeps a century-old institution running on a shoestring budget. #HealthcareInSA #PublicHealth bhekisisa.org/article/prof...
November 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"We're approved for 157 staff but funded for about 76. It's tight, but we make it work." How Groote Schuur Hospital's engineering head keeps a century-old institution running on a shoestring budget. #HealthcareInSA #PublicHealth bhekisisa.org/article/prof...
[HAPPENING TOMORROW]
Are you a climate or health journalist?
Discover how floods and heatwaves disrupt treatment and deepen inequality — and how you can tell these stories.
🎙️ Join our webinar.
#HIV #ClimateChange #WorldAIDSDay
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
Are you a climate or health journalist?
Discover how floods and heatwaves disrupt treatment and deepen inequality — and how you can tell these stories.
🎙️ Join our webinar.
#HIV #ClimateChange #WorldAIDSDay
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
November 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
[HAPPENING TOMORROW]
Are you a climate or health journalist?
Discover how floods and heatwaves disrupt treatment and deepen inequality — and how you can tell these stories.
🎙️ Join our webinar.
#HIV #ClimateChange #WorldAIDSDay
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
Are you a climate or health journalist?
Discover how floods and heatwaves disrupt treatment and deepen inequality — and how you can tell these stories.
🎙️ Join our webinar.
#HIV #ClimateChange #WorldAIDSDay
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
Floods. Droughts. Displacement.
For people living with HIV, these weather events make it harder to get HIV treatment and medication.
Join our webinar to uncover how climate shocks are rewriting the HIV story.
#ClimateCrisis #HIV #Storytelling
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
For people living with HIV, these weather events make it harder to get HIV treatment and medication.
Join our webinar to uncover how climate shocks are rewriting the HIV story.
#ClimateCrisis #HIV #Storytelling
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Floods. Droughts. Displacement.
For people living with HIV, these weather events make it harder to get HIV treatment and medication.
Join our webinar to uncover how climate shocks are rewriting the HIV story.
#ClimateCrisis #HIV #Storytelling
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
For people living with HIV, these weather events make it harder to get HIV treatment and medication.
Join our webinar to uncover how climate shocks are rewriting the HIV story.
#ClimateCrisis #HIV #Storytelling
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
Many countries’ parliamentarians, heads of state & ministers don’t fight hard enough against industry interference when it comes to laws meant to get strict on smoking. Is that why South Africa’s planned new Tobacco Bill has stalled for 7 years? Read more.
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How Big Tobacco stalls SA’s smoking and vaping law - Bhekisisa
Although a new draft Tobacco Bill for South Africa was published in 2018 to get the country’s nicotine habit under control, it’s stalled for years, and it’s unclear when — or if — it will become law.…
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November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Many countries’ parliamentarians, heads of state & ministers don’t fight hard enough against industry interference when it comes to laws meant to get strict on smoking. Is that why South Africa’s planned new Tobacco Bill has stalled for 7 years? Read more.
bhekisisa.org/article/2025...
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Twisted truths. That’s what sits behind SA’s stalled new tobacco law, researchers write in an op-ed today. Check out #BhekisisaInYourInbox for more. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Twisted truths. That’s what sits behind SA’s stalled new tobacco law, researchers write in an op-ed today. Check out #BhekisisaInYourInbox for more. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
Going nowhere slowly. That’s what SA’s planned new Tobacco Bill is doing. But why has it been in limbo since 2018? Researchers point to Big Tobacco’s tactics. Find out more.
bhekisisa.org/article/2025...
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How Big Tobacco stalls SA’s smoking and vaping law - Bhekisisa
Although a new draft Tobacco Bill for South Africa was published in 2018 to get the country’s nicotine habit under control, it’s stalled for years, and it’s unclear when — or if — it will become law.…
bhekisisa.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Going nowhere slowly. That’s what SA’s planned new Tobacco Bill is doing. But why has it been in limbo since 2018? Researchers point to Big Tobacco’s tactics. Find out more.
bhekisisa.org/article/2025...
bhekisisa.org/article/2025...
7 years in the making and 1000s of submissions later, #SA’s new #TobaccoBill is still stuck in limbo. What’s behind the delay? #BigTobacco, say researchers in this op-ed. bhekisisa.org/article/2025...
How Big Tobacco stalls SA’s smoking and vaping law - Bhekisisa
Although a new draft Tobacco Bill for South Africa was published in 2018 to get the country’s nicotine habit under control, it’s stalled for years, and it’s unclear when — or if — it will become law.…
bhekisisa.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
7 years in the making and 1000s of submissions later, #SA’s new #TobaccoBill is still stuck in limbo. What’s behind the delay? #BigTobacco, say researchers in this op-ed. bhekisisa.org/article/2025...
In Florida, a new pilot programme teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding and extreme heat, addressing a growing climate and maternal health crisis. Read Nicole Ludolph’s pick, from Grist, in today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
In Florida, a new pilot programme teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding and extreme heat, addressing a growing climate and maternal health crisis. Read Nicole Ludolph’s pick, from Grist, in today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox.
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Two-thirds of people who underwent “shroom” therapy remained free from depression five years later, according to recent research. Read more in Jessica Pitchford’s pick for our latest edition of #BhekisisaInYourInbox. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Two-thirds of people who underwent “shroom” therapy remained free from depression five years later, according to recent research. Read more in Jessica Pitchford’s pick for our latest edition of #BhekisisaInYourInbox. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
When we write down our children's medical information on forms and meet with tutors and teachers, we trust the system will protect our children. Here’s how one mom’s school failed her child. #Disability bhekisisa.org/opinion/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
When we write down our children's medical information on forms and meet with tutors and teachers, we trust the system will protect our children. Here’s how one mom’s school failed her child. #Disability bhekisisa.org/opinion/2025...
In today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox, Tanya Pampalone tells us why we need our educators to better understand how to work with disabilities. Find out more. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
In today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox, Tanya Pampalone tells us why we need our educators to better understand how to work with disabilities. Find out more. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...
5 months into high school her son was humiliated when his hearing aid was yanked out of his ear by a teacher who mistook it for an earbud. Read about the hard lesson one mom learned about having a child with a #disability in school.
What one mom learned when a teacher ripped out her son’s hearing aid - Bhekisisa
In today’s newsletter, Tanya Pampalone tells us why we need our educators to better understand how to work with disabilities. Sign up for our newsletter today. COMMENT My son, Nkosi, started high…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
5 months into high school her son was humiliated when his hearing aid was yanked out of his ear by a teacher who mistook it for an earbud. Read about the hard lesson one mom learned about having a child with a #disability in school.
Want to understand how two of the world’s biggest challenges collide?
Join our webinar to hear from experts who bridge climate science and public health, and leave with new ideas for reporting that connects the dots.
#ClimateCrisis #HIV #HealthReporting
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Join our webinar to hear from experts who bridge climate science and public health, and leave with new ideas for reporting that connects the dots.
#ClimateCrisis #HIV #HealthReporting
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November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Want to understand how two of the world’s biggest challenges collide?
Join our webinar to hear from experts who bridge climate science and public health, and leave with new ideas for reporting that connects the dots.
#ClimateCrisis #HIV #HealthReporting
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...
Join our webinar to hear from experts who bridge climate science and public health, and leave with new ideas for reporting that connects the dots.
#ClimateCrisis #HIV #HealthReporting
forms.gle/nqMMhT96BtUE...