10 Years: Bhekisisa
WEBBut when COVID-19 hit South Africa eight months later in March 2020, our team ended up leading pandemic reporting for the entire country. The past 10 years have flown by. We now have a 16-strong staff component, an average monthly readership of 160 000 and our very own monthly TV programme. Here’s to 10 more years!
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WEBNov 23, 2021 · Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of how it works. Step 1: Turn your mobile data service on. Step 2: Turn on your location permission. Step 3: Click on this link. Step 4: You should now see a map of your surroundings dotted with little red, green, and blue pins.
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WEBAugust 30, 2024. August has been an incredible month for Bhekisisa. With 360 000 unique visitors and just under 430 000 pageviews, our traffic went through the roof. Read our monthly newsletter to find out what we were up to in …
HIV treatment in SA is changing. Here are 7 things you need to know
WEBDec 13, 2022 · Dolutegravir, which was first recommended as first-line treatment in South Africa in 2019, is one of the ARV drugs in a three-in-one pill for first-line treatment.The other two drugs in the pill are tenofovir and lamivudine.. First-line treatment is the combination of ARVs that works the best, and has the fewest side effects, as …
Here's how cholera spread through SA - Bhekisisa
WEBJune 12, 2023. South Africa is in its fifth month of the country’s first cholera outbreak since 2009. The first two laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded on 5 February in two sisters from the Gauteng township, Diepsloot. (Eh!Woza) In 2023, South Africa had its first cholera outbreak since 2009. The first two cases were imported from Malawi ...
Mapping a virus: Tracking the spread of South Africa’s COVID-19 ...
WEBSep 21, 2020 · Dylan Bush. Dylan Bush was a health journalist at Bhekisisa from February 2016 to September 2023. In March 2020, South Africa confirmed its first case of COVID-19. Seven months later the country had just over 650 000 people who had tested positive for the new coronavirus. Here’s what our local epidemic has looked like over time.
#AIDS2016: 'Blessers' are the engine behind the rapid ... - Bhekisisa
WEBJuly 18, 2016. The study linked most girls and young women living with HIV to partners about eight years their senior. (Gallo) ‘Blessers’ form a crucial link in a cycle of HIV transmission that South Africa has not been able to break. About 60% of all new HIV infections in young South African women and teenage girls could be linked to older ...
How taking ARVs daily stops those with HIV from ... - Bhekisisa
WEBJan 10, 2024 · Mohale Moloi and Yolanda Mdzeke. –. January 10, 2024. Over the years ARVs have changed HIV from a death sentence to a chronic disease, but only if you take your daily dose. And that’s not always easy. Nurse Mapaseka Mabena knows this first-hand because she’s spent the last decade motivating people with the virus to …
WEBThembisa is an integrated HIV and demographic model, developed for South Africa. Thembisa version 4.2 was published in June 2019, and produced HIV estimates for SA and each province up to 2018. Thembisa version 4.3 has incorporated a number of new data sources and methodological refinements. Produces estimates up …
What is Bhekisisa? - Bhekisisa
WEBThe Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism is an independent media organisation that specialises in narrative, solutions journalism focusing on health and social justice issues across Africa. Our stories are distributed through News24, the Daily Maverick, Financial Mail, the Mail & Guardian, TimesLIVE and DispatchLIVE reach policymakers ...