Ten years later: The NHI must prioritise sexual and reproductive health

Ten years later: The NHI must prioritise sexual and reproductive health Reproductive justice is a win-win situation where everyone benefits and a South Africa universal health coverage funding model should ensure this, writes Marion Stevens. Ten years ago, I wrote a column in the nurses’ trade union journal (Denosa Nurses Update) unpacking the National Health Insurance (NHI) […]

NDOH SRHR Summit 2019

NDOH SRHR Summit National Department of Health ( Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Summit 2019) 27 & 28 October 2019 – Cape Town Resources   Guidelines : National Clinical Guideline for Breast Cancer Control and Management National Clinical Guideline for Cervical Cancer Control and Management_v2019.1 – 26March2019 National Clinical Guideline for Contraception_ 25Oct 2019 National Clinical […]

Resources:  IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation)

Resources: IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) Liaison Office to the African Union and ECA   MAPUTO PLAN OF ACTION 2016 – 2030 For the Operationalisation of the Continental Policy Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development in Africa beyond 2014   Addis_Declaration_English African Charter on Human and […]

‘Oh my word; for us African gays it’s another story.’ Revealing the intersections between race, same sex-sexuality and schooling in South Africa

Articles ‘Oh my word; for us African gays it’s another story.’ Revealing the intersections between race, same sex-sexuality and schooling in South Africa Dennis A. FrancisDepartment of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa ABSTRACT In South Africa, the connection between race and sexuality cannot be ignored nor can the link between racism […]

Resilience or detachment? Coping strategies among termination of pregnancy health care providers in two South African provinces

Resilience or detachment? Coping strategies among termination of pregnancy health care providers in two South African provinces Abstract There is global recognition that competent and willing health care providers remain the most important determinant of safe abortion or termination of pregnancy services. The psychosocial well-being of providers is critical to the provision of responsive termination […]