Sexual and reproductive health
Social media for sex education: South African teens explain how it would help them
Vaginal discharge: expert tells us what’s normal, what’s not and when to worry
What is endometriosis? Why is it so hard to diagnose and treat?
Arnetia Brown got her first period when she was 13 and pain has been a regular part of her life since. “With my very first cycle my father found me passed out on the floor. I actually fainted because I…
Clinical studies bring GIFT of sexual health closer for women
Written by Dave Chambers for Jive Media Africa, research communications partner to GIFT A South African innovation designed to screen for inflammation associated with HIV infections and improve women’s sexual and reproductive health has been manufactured and has entered its…
Women living on streets struggle to get basic health services
“Most of the times when I, or a friend, went to a clinic the healthcare workers didn’t want to help us because of the way we smelled or how we looked,” Chantel Sampson recalls. In 2018, the 42-year-old lived on…
Drug companies must address ‘chronic neglect’ of women
Drug companies must make fundamental changes to their core business to address Research and Development (R&D) gaps and access to existing medicines for women’s sexual and reproductive health in lower-income countries, global health equity advocates urge. Despite progress in women’s…
Teaming up to end teenage pregnancies in SADC
With at least 13% of women in developing countries bearing children while they are still kids themselves, four global health giants have joined forces to end this scourge of teenage pregnancies. To counter this, the 2gether4SRHR programme, together with UNAIDS,…
It’s time to normalise sexual health conversations in the home
As every parent and child knows, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) conversations can be a bit awkward. This is something that Michaela Pillay* knows all too well. The 21-year-old Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) student has never had a…
Health activists sound alarm over expected ruling on US abortion law
The possible overturning of a law that protects a woman’s right to abortion in the United States, might not have legal implications for South Africa but there are concerns it could impact funding for various health programmes in the country.…
US abortion law decision brings attention to rights of women in Africa
Sara E Casey, Columbia University A leaked draft of a majority opinion of the US Supreme Court has revealed the court’s leaning towards undoing its 1973 landmark ruling (Roe v Wade) which gave women in the US a constitutional right…
Art exhibition highlights abortion stigma
The Voices and Choices exhibition will put a spotlight on issues of abortion and reproductive justice in the country, as part of the #MybodyMychoice coalition campaign. South Africans from different organisations and communities are expected to have a unique experience…