"When am I going to die? How am I going to die? Who will look after my children when I'm gone?"
These are questions Groote Schuur Hospital's palliative care team answers daily.
Read our interview with the hospital’s René Krause.
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Have you had any unexpected side effects from a weight-loss drug like semaglutide, tirzepatide or retatrutide made by a compounding pharmacy? Would love to hear about your experience. DON'T post personal medical details in comments — DM me instead. Looking forward to chatting xx
The twice-yearly HIV prevention shot launches in SA on June 5 - this week! Could lenacapavir help change the epidemic? Meet Hasina Subedar — one of the experts working out how to get it to people. https://t.co/humgVnrFJR via @news24
"Sputum pooling" batches 4 patient samples into one #TB test. If the group is negative, everyone's cleared — for the cost of a single cartridge. It’s one way SA could stretch its TB testing budget. #TBTesting https://t.co/BZg5Fmx86n
South Africa's #NHI Act means universal health coverage, but only for some. Undocumented migrants are excluded from #HIV treatment, which seems ill-thought-out, says @Section27’s @SJDStevenson. https://t.co/W6wkwNOFaQ
Timing is everything .. 180 000 infections in 2024, 47 000 by 2045 — if SA rolls out the twice-a-year HIV prevention jab fast enough https://t.co/0cSBwOa6Wj via @Bhekisisa
Our Autumn 2026 Graduation Season continues.
Today, UJ honours Her Excellency Monica Geingos, lawyer, entrepreneur and globally recognised advocate for health equity.
Through initiatives like the One Economy Foundation and the #BeFree Movement, she has championed youth empowerment, HIV awareness and social justice across Africa.
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Powerful story from @SeanChristie Life Between Cyclones - How Beira's People Carry the Mental Weight of Storms That Never Really End https://t.co/ivummGN8e3 via @allafrica
Powerful work from @SeanChristieSA via @allafrica and @Bhekisisa_MG Life Between Cyclones - How Beira's People Carry the Mental Weight of Storms That Never Really End https://t.co/ivummGN8e3 via @allafrica
SA could start making the world’s most powerful anti-HIV jab within a year — if drugmakers secure licences from its inventor, Gilead Sciences. Find out more from @miamalan in today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox.
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One fund. Public and private money pooled. Can #NHI fix health inequality, or will legal battles stall reform? Find out on #HealthBeat this Sunday at 2.30pm on eNCA.
South Africa already knows superbugs — think drug-resistant TB. Now climate change is helping these deadly germs spread faster. That’s double trouble. ⬇️#AMR#ClimateChange#SouthAfrica https://t.co/DGPn4BGhO9