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 This week, the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism brings you a deep dive into the just-released National Health Insurance Bill.

Plus, we take a look at what they don't teach you in medical school. We give you a preview of the new book by "sex doctor" Tlaleng Mofokeng selling out on shelves across the country. 
 
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has today released the much-anticipated National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The Bill will now be debated in Parliament and go into further public consultations as the country continues on its road to more equitable access to quality healthcare. 

Find out five things you need to know about the Bill.

Then, check out what are likely to be the biggest controversies around the new legislation — including the changing face of medical aids.

And finally, read how the Bill stands up to scrutiny from one of the country's leading experts in social security Alex van den Heever in this exclusive extract from his new chapter in the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection book, "Epidemics and the Health of African Nations".  

Other links you might enjoy?
What does the newly released #NHI Bill means for South Africa & your pocket? Check out this comprehensive wrap-up of what you need to know via @Bhekisisa_MG http://bit.ly/2OG0Lkf What does the newly released #NHI Bill means for South Africa & your pocket? Check out this comprehensive wrap-up of what you need to know via @Bhekisisa_MG http://bit.ly/2OG0Lkf
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"We are complicit in creating environments that allow sexual misconduct", say activists. And we don't do enough to support or believe victims. 
They are our beacons, they are our heroes, and they are a fundamental part of our democracies. But what happens when civil society also becomes our abusers?

The Treatment Action Campaign has been the latest organisation to be called our for sexual misconduct among its ranks in the last two years. 

This week, long-time activist Yvette Raphael writes about how those at the centre of sexual harassment scandals aren't the only ones with something to answer for.

In this must-read piece she and fellow activist Tian Johnson outline practical steps that boards and funders need to take to help address South Africa's #MeToo moment in civil society. 

Get the whole story 
 
Righting the wrongs: Why today our social movements face a moment of reckoning, via @Bhekisisa_MG. #MeToo http://bit.ly/2ME8Val Righting the wrongs: Why today our social movements face a moment of reckoning, via @Bhekisisa_MG. #MeToo http://bit.ly/2ME8Val
Do you work with bright researchers that need a little help getting their ideas out to the public? Looking to convene a high-level roundtable on a health issue with people like Health Minister Zweli Mkhize (pictured here at our editor's forum this week)? Bhekisisa trains researchers in media work and op-ed writing and puts on great events to help fundraise for our centre.

Interested? Email health@bhekisisa.org and help support great journalism today!
Despite spending oodles of time on stuff like male sexual dysfunction, the vagina got nary a mention in med school, a young Tlaleng Mofokeng noticed. (Zuzi Seoka)
Tlaleng Mofokeng is a doctor, writer, radio and TV presenter as well as an internationally-renowned health activist. She's made it her life work to educate people on sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Her first book is a primer on everything from sexually transmitted infections to intersectionality. 

Read why medical school never prepared her for becoming "the sex doctor" and what she did about it in this exclusive extract from, "Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure." 

http://bit.ly/2MDC8lJ
Why hello there. 

It's been just over a month since we've struck out on our own.

To celebrate, we're giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how the news gets made here at Bhekisisa with rolling profiles on our team that we'll be releasing over coming weeks. Don't forget to check out the first two instalments of #HowWeWork.

You've read her work, she's responded to some of your queries, and you've probably gone to a great event she's organised. She's the one and only Roxy de Villiers. 

Meet our social media & content producer — our Jill of all trades.

And from hashing out story ideas with reporters to coming up with new products and strategies to grow our audiences, it's all in a day's work for our deputy editor Laura Lopez Gonzalez. 

Check out how she keeps the train on the tracks every day in our busy newsroom.


Opportunities from around the web:


Call for papers: Ensuring Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Violence against Women and Girls, 27 to 29 November 2019 — Cape Town

The Cape Town non-profit organisation Ilitha Labantu, together with the African Women Independent Forum, will be hosting an international conference on violence against women and the rule of law. The meeting will bring together scholars, experts, government officials and activists working to prevent domestic violence. The conference will highlight the achievements in advancing women’s access to justice, gender equality and women’s empowerment by investing in the rule of law and access to justice to survivors of abuse. 

Deadline: 30 August
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Regional stakeholder engagement advisor, AVAC — New York

The advocacy organisation, AVAC, seeks to employ a regional stakeholder engagement advisor. 

The advisor will provide technical, content-focused support to the organisation's research engagement activities, with a focus on activities in East and Southern Africa.

The successful candidate will have a passion for and experience in HIV prevention research advocacy. The candidate will also have a bachelors degree in a relevant field or a master's degree and/or experience in public or global health, development or other relevant fields.

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Call for proposals, USAID: Tuberculosis South Africa project 

The University Research Co., LLC (URC) is managing the USAID-funded Tuberculosis (TB) South Africa Project. The project has been running since 2016 and will end in 2021.

As part of the project, the URC is implementing a small grants programme to fund innovative community-based interventions, implemented by non-governmental organisations to increase the availability and demand for TB and TB-HIV services.

Research organisations may apply, however, the majority of grants will be designated for local non-profit organisations working at the community level.

Deadline: 15 August
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Call for female experts in any field, Quote This Woman+ — Various locations

Quote This Woman+ is a project of the non-profit Media Monitoring Africa to establish an online database of women and non-binary experts to improve gender representation in sourcing among the media. 

Keen to be quoted? Submit your details to kathy@augury.co.za

Deadline: N/A
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