Good health will lead to a better quality of life for all South Africans. It will also narrow the gap in the lived experience of the poor and rich since health inequity is a key indicator of inequality in our society. South Africa’s leading civil society organisations have joined forces to dissect the factors that are stopping South Africans from enjoying good health.
A new cellphone based application, MomConnect, is expected to register all pregnant women in the country for a “sms” service which provides information and advice on pregnancy, as well as a channel to notify the department about poor service.
The Thaba Bosiu Centre of the Blue Cross will host an International Conference on Alcohol Policy to be held in Lesotho on the 9th and 10th of October 2014. The conference theme is: Alcohol Taxation and Marketing: Consensus Building for Policy Implementation.
Thabisile and Humphrey come across a rape victim, help her to the Thutuzela Care Centre but Zenani's experience brings back terrible memories for Thabisile. In the meantime Sister Bettina will not let Murakes off the hook. Jobless and hopeless, Samkelo continues his downward spiral.
We invite you to the Fundraising Market at Kloofendal Nature Reserve, on the 3rd of August 2014. Bring your picnic basket and join in the fun.
Samkelo is on a downward spiral… he’s struggling to find work and turns to drinking with vagrant friends at a shebeen. The clinic opening is in full swing and goes down smashingly, short of the arrival of a woman in labour. AB and Riri encounter a woman in the throes of labour on their rounds. The baby came early, but the two CHW’s handle it professionally. The healthy baby is born at the clinic.
The Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication has been shortlisted as a finalist in this year’s Standard Bank Top Women Awards. Soul City is a not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization and the largest social change communication project in Africa.
The trailblazing edutainment Soul City series is back on air. Showing on local screens from 20h30 this Tuesday (15 June 2014) on SABC 1, the series boasts the largest cast to date. Headed by two stalwarts of the Series, Florence Masebe as Clinic Manager Sis Noni and Lillian Dube as Sr Bettinna, Season 12 will also showcase a stellar cast of fresh, young talent, some of whom had never been seen on our screens before.
In sickness and in health … how water, sanitation, education and jobs all contribute to a healthier society
