Category Archives: Health

Articles here explore amongst other ideas, the ways in which individals, communities and companies can make a difference in the field of HIV/AIDS, arguably the greatest public health concern affecting South Africa.

On the Air: Breaking down Health Communication Barriers

Posted on February 17, 2005 by Helen Alexander

Community Radio is an important way to reach communities and to spread health messages as well as confront prejudices; Helen Alexander explores how communities can use community radio to fight the disease in On the Air. Continue reading →

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Doctors Step In: The Tshepang Trust

Posted on February 15, 2005 by Jean Redpath

While government and GPs often seem to be on a collision course over government policy, in Doctors Step In Jean Redpath looks at the Tshepang Trust, an innovative way through which private GPs in partnership with government will try to help ensure government’s anti-retroviral roll-out is accompanied by the correct patient support needed to make it a success. Continue reading →

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