Being refused health services is among ten key issues outlined in the third edition of a new Ritshidze State of Health report in the Eastern Cape. The report will be launched at two district community meetings this week — in Braelyn today (Buffalo City), and Ikwezi on Thursday (OR Tambo). 

Poor progress on multi-month dispensing is among ten key issues outlined in the third edition of a new Ritshidze State of Health report in the Free State. The report will be launched at two district community meetings this week — in Bethlehem today (Thabo Mofutsanyana), and Thabong tomorrow (Lejweleputswa). 

Stockouts and shortages of medicines and unfriendly services are among ten key issues outlined in the third edition of the Ritshidze State of Health report about the North West health system. The report will be presented to the Department of Health and PEPFAR partners at a community meeting in Mahikeng today.

People being refused services for not having a transfer letter, or being a migrant, people who use drugs, sex workers or part of the LGBTQIA+ community are among nine key issues outlined in the third edition of a new Ritshidze State of Health report in Mpumalanga. The report will be launched at two district community meetings this week — in Kabokweni on 13 June (Ehlanzeni) and Ermelo on 15 June (Gert Sibande).

Unfriendly and discriminatory services are among a number of key issues outlined in the second edition of a new Ritshidze report. The report reveals the ongoing crisis of key populations being ridiculed, abused, and even chased away from clinics — and will be presented to the National Department of Health, PEPFAR, and the Global Fund in a community meeting in Mamelodi today.

Unfriendly services are among nine key issues outlined in the third edition of a new Ritshidze State of Health report in Gauteng. Two years down the line from the launch of the first State of Health report, while some improvement has been made, it’s evident that there are still too many shortcomings in the public health system.

This week Ritshidze launched the 2nd edition of the KwaZulu-Natal State of Health report, that found reduced waiting times, better staff attitudes, and longer ARV refills. However, for key populations KZN provided the least friendly and worst services. The report was presented at a community meeting in Umlazi. Scroll through our multi-media round up from the meeting and find links to the report, the summary presentation, and a full video of the entire meeting.

Poor treatment of key populations is among eleven key issues outlined in the second edition of a new Ritshidze State of Health report. The report will be launched at a community meeting in Umlazi, Durban today. The report reveals that the province is performing worst in providing dignified and specific services to key populations — yet has improved performance in several other areas including reducing waiting times, confidentiality, and providing longer ARV refills. 

The time has come to name and shame nurses who continue to discriminate against public healthcare users, are unprofessional and abuse their power, and refuse, delay or obstruct access to services. This was the call at the community report-back meeting of the second edition of the Ritshidze Eastern Cape State of the Health report this October.

This week Ritshidze launched the 2nd edition of the Eastern Cape State of Health report, that found people face unfriendly services and struggles to access ARVs without transfer letters, among other challenges. The report was presented at a community meeting in Mdantsane. Scroll through our multi-media round up from the meeting and find links to the report, the summary presentation, and a full video of the entire meeting.

Poor staff attitudes are among eleven key issues outlined in the second edition of a new Ritshidze State of Health report. The report will be launched at a community meeting in Mdantsane, East London today. Positively, the report reveals several improvements in the quality of services over the last year, however several challenges remain, and progress towards getting 95% of people on treatment remains way off track in the province.

Gains made in the HIV response in South Africa cannot be undermined by a continued breakdown in access to treatment for public healthcare users. It’s a collapse that has damaging consequences of fuelling outdated but dogged AIDS denialism. Speaking at the launch of the second Free State State of Health Report in Bloemfontein, TAC General Secretary Anele Yawa said AIDS denialism continues to push back the gains made in the past nearly 18 years of lifesaving ARVs being made available in public health facilities.