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

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 · 22h

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 · 15h

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.

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IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety.bsky.social · 6d

"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 · 6d

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 · 6d

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 · 6d

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 · 6d

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 · 6d

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 · 8d

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.

Watch now: bhekisisa.org/bhekisisa-tv...

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 · 9d

#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 · 9d

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

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

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 · 10d

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.

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

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 · 12d

[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 · 13d

[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.

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

Daily PrEP pill = free in SA clinics. Twice-yearly lenacapavir = same price benchmark. The race is on. 🏁 #UNGA80 bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

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

Every day, 122 young women in South Africa get infected with HIV. LEN — a twice-yearly jab — cut infections to ZERO in a large trial.

Now 2 Indian drugmakers, backed by the Gates Foundation & Unitaid, are stepping in to make it affordable. Could this change the game?

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

Big move in HIV prevention: Indian drugmakers Hetero & Dr Reddy’s will sell the twice-a-year anti-HIV jab LEN for just $40 (R692) a year — about the same as daily #PrEP pills via @miamalan.bsky.social. 💉📉 #EndAIDS #UNGA80

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JUST IN: Two drugmakers will sell the 6-monthly anti-HIV jab for the price of the daily HIV prevention pill - Bhekisisa

Two Indian generic drugmakers — Hetero and Dr Reddy’s — will be funded by the Gates Foundation and Unitaid, respectively, to produce and sell the twice-a-year anti-HIV shot around R692 per person per ...

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

From $28k in the US to $40 in SA by 2027. That’s how generic lenacapavir will change the game. 🚀 Our @miamalan.bsky.social reports from New York. #UNGA80

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 15d

What do US funding cuts mean for couples where one partner is HIV positive and the other is HIV negative? Read our multimedia producer Thatego Mashabela’s pick, from NPR. #BhekisisaInYourInbox

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 15d

In our latest newsletter, read consulting editor Tanya Pampalone’s take on what lies beneath the seemingly healed hills of Inanda, the township northwest of Durban which was severely damaged by the April 2022 floods.

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 16d

"I was born like this, to accept everything that comes this way. I'm a strong woman. You'll never find a woman like me in this world." Nomusa Gabayi from #Inanda talks about surviving the April 2022 floods in #KZN. bhekisisa.org/special-repo...

The falling down place - Bhekisisa

The scars left by the April 2022 flash floods aren’t obvious to visitors to this part of Inanda, the township just northwest of Durban. The earth seems to have healed itself, roads are passable and…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 16d

"Digging, digging, digging, all night." The induna of Magelekedeni in #Inanda told @tanyapampalone.bsky.social about that April night in 2022 when neighbours took up spades to search for bodies in the mud.

#MentalHealth #ClimateChange

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The falling down place - Bhekisisa

The scars left by the April 2022 flash floods aren’t obvious to visitors to this part of Inanda, the township just northwest of Durban. The earth seems to have healed itself, roads are passable and…

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