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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 23h

💉 SA plans to roll out the twice-a-year anti #HIV shot, #LEN, in 2026. To end #Aids, we need millions of people on it.

Can our health system track who’s getting & staying on it? Find out.

#EndAIDS #PrEP

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The six-monthly anti-HIV jab is coming. But can SA keep track of millions of users? - Bhekisisa

In April next year, South Africa plans to start rolling out an anti-HIV jab, taken only twice a year, that could end Aids in the country within 14 to 18 years. But is our public health system…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 2h

When health systems break down in extreme weather, resistant infections thrive. Superbugs don’t care about borders — and they’re on the move. 

Learn how climate change fuels #AMR. Register: forms.gle/V9thwRfUspyr...

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 19h

Our state health system uses paper patient records, except for the Western Cape. That means clinics can’t pick up when patients move to other clinics. What does that mean for the roll-out of #lenacapavir? bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

The six-monthly anti-HIV jab is coming. But can SA keep track of millions of users? - Bhekisisa

In April next year, South Africa plans to start rolling out an anti-HIV jab, taken only twice a year, that could end Aids in the country within 14 to 18 years. But is our public health system…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 19h

#AMR + #ClimateChange = A growing global health crisis.

As nature is disrupted, so are our defences.

Don’t miss insights from Esmita Charani and Luther King Abia Akebe in this Bhekisisa webinar, supported by the Wellcome Trust.

Register today: forms.gle/V9thwRfUspyr...

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 20h

Throughout history, play has offered much-needed reprieve and comfort to children living through crisis. Read more in today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox, from NPR.

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 21h

We know how many people start #OralPrEP. We don’t know who stops and starts. What does that mean for SA’s roll-out in 2026 of the 2x a year anti-#HIV jab #lenacapavir? bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

The six-monthly anti-HIV jab is coming. But can SA keep track of millions of users? - Bhekisisa

In April next year, South Africa plans to start rolling out an anti-HIV jab, taken only twice a year, that could end Aids in the country within 14 to 18 years. But is our public health system…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 22h

In April, SA plans to roll out the twice-a-year anti-HIV jab. In today’s newsletter, @miamalan.bsky.social and Ida Jooste ask: will SA be able to keep track of #lenacapavir users?

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 23h

The six-monthly anti-HIV jab is coming. But can SA keep track of millions of users? - Bhekisisa

In April next year, South Africa plans to start rolling out an anti-HIV jab, taken only twice a year, that could end Aids in the country within 14 to 18 years. But is our public health system…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 1d

Rising temperatures, more floods and weak sanitation systems help superbugs spread faster and become harder to treat. 

Watch Esmita Charani explain the climate-AMR connection: forms.gle/V9thwRfUspyr...

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 1d

Did you know? Superbugs don’t just live in hospitals. They’re in our water, air, even clouds.

And climate change is helping them move further, faster. 

Join our webinar to find out how: forms.gle/V9thwRfUspyr...

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Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) @ahri-news.bsky.social · 2d

Three years after the KwaZulu-Natal floods, families are still living in “the falling-down place.”

@bhekisisa.org 's story shows how extreme weather erodes both homes and mental health.

📷 Delwyn Verasamy

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 1d

A warmer Earth isn't just about rising sea levels — it's fuelling the spread of superbugs.

Heatwaves, floods & poor waste systems create perfect conditions for antimicrobial resistance (#AMR) to grow.

Find out more in our latest webinar.

Register here: forms.gle/V9thwRfUspyr...

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IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety.bsky.social · 8d

"Meet the #AI chatbot that’s talking to young #SouthAfricans about sex, #HIV and self-harm" via @bhekisisa.org

Meet the AI chatbot that’s talking to young South Africans about sex, HIV and self-harm - Bhekisisa

Young women are contracting HIV faster than anyone else in South Africa, with about four out of every 10 new infections coming from just this group, even though they make up only about 8% of the total...

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 7d

Young women are getting HIV faster than anyone else in South Africa. Here’s how an AI-generated friend, or nurse, trained to give 24/7 and private self-care is helping these women protect themselves. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

Meet the AI chatbot that’s talking to young South Africans about sex, HIV and self-harm - Bhekisisa

Young women are contracting HIV faster than anyone else in South Africa, with about four out of every 10 new infections coming from just this group, even though they make up only about 8% of the…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 7d

As African American ‘returnees’ build a home in Ghana, the country where their ancestors may have come from, questions arise about integration. Read Rosaline Daniel’s pick, from Al Jazeera, in today's #BhekisisaInYourInbox.

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 7d

The health department has added Self-Cav, an AI buddy, to their youth digital sexual health platform. It’s also going to be launched on university campuses. What’s Audere’s Self-Cav all about? We break it down. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

Meet the AI chatbot that’s talking to young South Africans about sex, HIV and self-harm - Bhekisisa

Young women are contracting HIV faster than anyone else in South Africa, with about four out of every 10 new infections coming from just this group, even though they make up only about 8% of the…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 7d

In today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox, Zano Kunene tells us more about an AI buddy that gets youngsters on PrEP. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 7d

Would you talk to an AI-companion nurse or best friend about your sex life and HIV prevention meds? That’s what Audere’s Self-Cav chatbot is giving young South Africans. Read more.

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Meet the AI chatbot that’s talking to young South Africans about sex, HIV and self-harm - Bhekisisa

Young women are contracting HIV faster than anyone else in South Africa, with about four out of every 10 new infections coming from just this group, even though they make up only about 8% of the…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 9d

In this episode of Health Beat, we ear from researchers like Nomathemba Chandiwana, who warns that with one in four obese people, our health system isn’t ready for what’s coming, while tax expert Corné van Walbeek has a workable solution.

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Health Beat #34 | South Africa’s big fat health crisis - Bhekisisa

Obesity is surging in South Africa. What’s fuelling this epidemic and how does it contribute to diabetes and heart disease, SA’s top killers?

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 10d

#Ghana has had a 20% tax on sugary beverages since 2023. It’s reducing demand and improving public health. SA’s sugar tax is 11%. bhekisisa.org/bhekisisa-tv...

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 10d

Sugary drinks are a killer. Would a 20% tax increase save lives? bhekisisa.org/bhekisisa-tv...

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 11d

Is #SouthAfrica’s next big fat health crisis preventable? Or are we already there? Health Beat asks those in the know. #Obesity #Nutrition

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 12d

Half of South Africans are overweight or obese. That's way more than the 8-million people with hashtag#HIV.

@miamalan.bsky.social asks why — and why this matters.

Watch Health Beat on eNCA today at 2.30pm.

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 13d

In South Africa, noncommunicable diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease are big killers. @miamalan.bsky.social finds out why on our latest episode of Health Beat on eNCA this Sunday, at 2.30pm.

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 13d

[WATCH] Are we at risk of raising a generation with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure before adulthood?

Watch our latest episode this Sunday at 2.30pm on eNCA to learn how poverty is driving people towards cheaper ultraprocessed foods, resulting in an obese, but malnourished population.

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 14d

[WATCH] Noncommunicable diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke and obesity are the country’s biggest killers.

These illnesses are driven not by germs, but by our environment, our diet and the industries that profit from keeping us sick.

More on Health Beat this Sunday at 2.30pm on eNCA.