Maverick Citizen, Op-eds

Beyond blame: How community and policy failures fuel the teenage pregnancy crisis

by: Zoe Duby

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Practical steps to tackle South Africa's disturbingly high suicide rate head-on

by: Vincenzo Sinisi for Spotlight

Africa, Maverick News

Rethinking the language of mental healthcare in Africa

by: Isel Ras and Nuwagaba Muhsin Kaduyu

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

SA’s new mental health plan and the problem of stigma

by: Nthusang Lefafa

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

#SliceOfLife – I survived TB five years ago but the stigma still follows me

by: Nicole Ludolph

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

The cruel treatment of obese people echoes dark days of HIV, fuelled by the diet-and-exercise fallacy

by: Joan van Dyk for the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism

Maverick Life

Most people thinking about suicide don’t tell anyone. Here’s why and what we can do about it

by: David John Hallford

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

HIV is not a death sentence; you can live a normal life - Sadag

by: Tamara Wicomb

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

TB and mental health – it’s a complex relationship, but the gap in support is huge

by: Tiyese Jeranji for Spotlight

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Get wise to the words – it’s time to mind our language around those living with mental illness

by: Florence de Vries

South Africa, Maverick Life, Maverick Citizen

Suicide is a global emergency and the second-leading cause of death among our young people

by: Stephan Rabie, John Joska and Morgan Watson

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Women in Health: ‘I don’t like seeing anybody treated unfairly,’ says new head of HIV Clinicians Society

by: Biénne Huisman