Last week Ritshidze launched a detailed report into the state of the public healthcare system in Limpopo. The report was presented at a community accountability meeting in Seshego, Polokwane. 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.
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Ritshidze launches new report at community meeting looking into state of health in Limpopo
Today Ritshidze is launching a detailed report into the state of the public healthcare system in Limpopo. The report — based on the results of data collected through Ritshidze’s community-led monitoring — will be presented to the Limpopo Department of Health and other duty bearers at a community accountability meeting in Polokwane today

Ritshidze’s Community-Led Monitoring Public Data Dashboard Reveals the Crisis in South Africa’s Clinics
Data collected by Ritshidze’s community-led monitoring is now being shared through a new, publicly accessible online dashboard. Authors involved with the project explain the kinds of insights this rich new data source can give on healthcare services in South Africa.

Ritshidze at #IAS2021
You can hear more about Ritshidze’s innovative model of community-led monitoring at this year’s International AIDS Society Conference #IAS2021. Find out about our session and poster here.

Discrimination, xenophobia and disregard of patients’ rights found in North West health system
Damning discrimination, xenophobia and a total disregard of patients’ constitutional rights were highlighted at the North West Ritshidze “State of Health” report back meeting held in Mahikeng at the end of June.

[MULTI MEDIA] Recap of our community accountability meeting on #NorthWestHealth
Last week Ritshidze launched a detailed report into the state of the public healthcare system in North West. The report was presented at a community accountability meeting in Mafikeng. 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.

Ritshidze launches new report at community meeting looking into state of health in North West
Today the Ritshidze project is launching a detailed report into the state of the public healthcare system in the North West. The report — based on the results of data collected through Ritshidze’s community-led monitoring — will be presented to the North West Department of Health and other duty bearers at a community accountability meeting in Mahikeng today.

Poor staff attitude the common thread at the #MpumalangaHealth community meeting
Staff attitude – it’s the one thing that has to be addressed immediately to improve the experience of hundreds who rely on clinic services in the Mpumalanga. This was clear at the Ritshidze community accountability meeting and report back on the state of health in the province held in Ermelo at the end of May.

[MULTI MEDIA] Recap of our community accountability meeting on #MpumalangaHealth
Yesterday Ritshidze launched a detailed report into the state of the public healthcare system in Mpumalanga. The report was presented at a community accountability meeting in Ermelo. 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.

Ritshidze launches new report at community meeting looking into state of health in Mpumalanga
Today the Ritshidze project is launching a detailed report into the state of the public healthcare system in Mpumalanga. The report — based on the results of data collected through Ritshidze’s community-led monitoring — will be presented to the Mpumalanga Department of Health and other duty bearers at a community accountability meeting in Ermelo today.

Engaging duty bearers at district level
Where challenges cannot be addressed at a clinic level, or there is resistance from clinics to fix them, we escalate the issues to duty bearers at district, provincial or even national level. The first stage is district level.

Diagnosing TB saves lives — but only if the tests are available
Early TB detection remains key to successful TB treatment as well as the prevention of onward transmission. Yet a key driver of excess morbidity and mortality amongst people living with HIV is that symptoms of TB are often overlooked by healthcare workers and vital TB tests are not always available at the clinic level.