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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 4h

After the 2022 #KZNFloods killed 450+ people, a study found 1 in 5 women had clinical levels of #anxiety, #PTSD or #depression they hadn't had before. The trauma was layered on top of existing poverty, abuse and food insecurity. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

Africa’s floods and droughts are messing with our minds. Researchers are trying to figure out how - Bhekisisa

When climate disasters strike Africa, the physical damage is obvious. But we’re only beginning to understand the psychological toll. Here’s why Western definitions of trauma can miss so much, and how…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 6h

Reporting on global health? Climate change is fuelling the spread of superbugs — not in the future, but now.

Join our latest health journalism webinar where expert Luther King Abia Akebe tells us more.

#AMR #ClimateChange

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 7h

In sub-Saharan Africa, #droughts nearly tripled, #storms quadrupled and #floods increased 10x in just 40 years (1970s to 2010s). Yet climate change effects on mental health research? Nearly non-existent. Read more here. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

Africa’s floods and droughts are messing with our minds. Researchers are trying to figure out how - Bhekisisa

When climate disasters strike Africa, the physical damage is obvious. But we’re only beginning to understand the psychological toll. Here’s why Western definitions of trauma can miss so much, and how…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 8h

#ExtremeWeather isn't just destroying homes. It's devastating minds. Researchers working across 4 African countries are trying to uncover the psychological toll of #ClimateChange. Here’s why Western trauma definitions miss so much. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

Africa’s floods and droughts are messing with our minds. Researchers are trying to figure out how - Bhekisisa

When climate disasters strike Africa, the physical damage is obvious. But we’re only beginning to understand the psychological toll. Here’s why Western definitions of trauma can miss so much, and how…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 12h

In a warming world, inequality fuels infection. 

Don’t miss Esmita Charani's talk on how #climatechange deepens #AMR risk.

Register: forms.gle/V9thwRfUspyr...

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 1d

Studies show that rising heat, poor waste systems and unpredictable weather are driving #antimicrobialresistance across the globe. 

Register now to learn how and why. #ClimateChange #AMR

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 2d

Superbugs are hitching rides on floods, dust storms & heatwaves. And we’re not ready. Register for our webinar where top scientists explain why climate action is also #AMR action.

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 3d

When health systems break down in extreme weather, resistant infections thrive. Superbugs don’t care about borders — and they’re on the move. 

Learn how climate change fuels #AMR. Register: forms.gle/V9thwRfUspyr...

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 4d

Our state health system uses paper patient records, except for the Western Cape. That means clinics can’t pick up when patients move to other clinics. What does that mean for the roll-out of #lenacapavir? bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

The six-monthly anti-HIV jab is coming. But can SA keep track of millions of users? - Bhekisisa

In April next year, South Africa plans to start rolling out an anti-HIV jab, taken only twice a year, that could end Aids in the country within 14 to 18 years. But is our public health system…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 4d

#AMR + #ClimateChange = A growing global health crisis.

As nature is disrupted, so are our defences.

Don’t miss insights from Esmita Charani and Luther King Abia Akebe in this Bhekisisa webinar, supported by the Wellcome Trust.

Register today: forms.gle/V9thwRfUspyr...

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 4d

Throughout history, play has offered much-needed reprieve and comfort to children living through crisis. Read more in today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox, from NPR.

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 4d

We know how many people start #OralPrEP. We don’t know who stops and starts. What does that mean for SA’s roll-out in 2026 of the 2x a year anti-#HIV jab #lenacapavir? bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

The six-monthly anti-HIV jab is coming. But can SA keep track of millions of users? - Bhekisisa

In April next year, South Africa plans to start rolling out an anti-HIV jab, taken only twice a year, that could end Aids in the country within 14 to 18 years. But is our public health system…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 4d

In April, SA plans to roll out the twice-a-year anti-HIV jab. In today’s newsletter, @miamalan.bsky.social and Ida Jooste ask: will SA be able to keep track of #lenacapavir users?

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 4d

💉 SA plans to roll out the twice-a-year anti #HIV shot, #LEN, in 2026. To end #Aids, we need millions of people on it.

Can our health system track who’s getting & staying on it? Find out.

#EndAIDS #PrEP

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The six-monthly anti-HIV jab is coming. But can SA keep track of millions of users? - Bhekisisa

In April next year, South Africa plans to start rolling out an anti-HIV jab, taken only twice a year, that could end Aids in the country within 14 to 18 years. But is our public health system…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 4d

Rising temperatures, more floods and weak sanitation systems help superbugs spread faster and become harder to treat. 

Watch Esmita Charani explain the climate-AMR connection: forms.gle/V9thwRfUspyr...

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 5d

Did you know? Superbugs don’t just live in hospitals. They’re in our water, air, even clouds.

And climate change is helping them move further, faster. 

Join our webinar to find out how: forms.gle/V9thwRfUspyr...

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Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) @ahri-news.bsky.social · 5d

Three years after the KwaZulu-Natal floods, families are still living in “the falling-down place.”

@bhekisisa.org 's story shows how extreme weather erodes both homes and mental health.

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 5d

A warmer Earth isn't just about rising sea levels — it's fuelling the spread of superbugs.

Heatwaves, floods & poor waste systems create perfect conditions for antimicrobial resistance (#AMR) to grow.

Find out more in our latest webinar.

Register here: forms.gle/V9thwRfUspyr...

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IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety.bsky.social · 11d

"Meet the #AI chatbot that’s talking to young #SouthAfricans about sex, #HIV and self-harm" via @bhekisisa.org

Meet the AI chatbot that’s talking to young South Africans about sex, HIV and self-harm - Bhekisisa

Young women are contracting HIV faster than anyone else in South Africa, with about four out of every 10 new infections coming from just this group, even though they make up only about 8% of the total...

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 11d

Young women are getting HIV faster than anyone else in South Africa. Here’s how an AI-generated friend, or nurse, trained to give 24/7 and private self-care is helping these women protect themselves. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

Meet the AI chatbot that’s talking to young South Africans about sex, HIV and self-harm - Bhekisisa

Young women are contracting HIV faster than anyone else in South Africa, with about four out of every 10 new infections coming from just this group, even though they make up only about 8% of the…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 11d

As African American ‘returnees’ build a home in Ghana, the country where their ancestors may have come from, questions arise about integration. Read Rosaline Daniel’s pick, from Al Jazeera, in today's #BhekisisaInYourInbox.

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 11d

The health department has added Self-Cav, an AI buddy, to their youth digital sexual health platform. It’s also going to be launched on university campuses. What’s Audere’s Self-Cav all about? We break it down. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

Meet the AI chatbot that’s talking to young South Africans about sex, HIV and self-harm - Bhekisisa

Young women are contracting HIV faster than anyone else in South Africa, with about four out of every 10 new infections coming from just this group, even though they make up only about 8% of the…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 11d

In today’s #BhekisisaInYourInbox, Zano Kunene tells us more about an AI buddy that gets youngsters on PrEP. mailchi.mp/bhekisisa.or...

Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 11d

Would you talk to an AI-companion nurse or best friend about your sex life and HIV prevention meds? That’s what Audere’s Self-Cav chatbot is giving young South Africans. Read more.

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Meet the AI chatbot that’s talking to young South Africans about sex, HIV and self-harm - Bhekisisa

Young women are contracting HIV faster than anyone else in South Africa, with about four out of every 10 new infections coming from just this group, even though they make up only about 8% of the…

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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 13d

In this episode of Health Beat, we ear from researchers like Nomathemba Chandiwana, who warns that with one in four obese people, our health system isn’t ready for what’s coming, while tax expert Corné van Walbeek has a workable solution.

Watch now: bhekisisa.org/bhekisisa-tv...

Health Beat #34 | South Africa’s big fat health crisis - Bhekisisa

Obesity is surging in South Africa. What’s fuelling this epidemic and how does it contribute to diabetes and heart disease, SA’s top killers?

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