Please note: this information is correct on 5th February 2021. Any changes to this information will be published by the Messages for Mothers team to this website as soon as it becomes available to us. A COVID-19 “second wave” has been experienced in South Africa since November 2020, with a big increase in numbers of […]
Author: Rumbi
All the discussion about vaccine issues can be scary and confusing. Also, the many, fast changes that are happening with vaccinations, can be unsettling. There is a lot of unhelpful false information that stops people making good decisions. We hope these messages offer some guidance based on scientific evidence and some reassurance. It is important that you discuss all of the risks and benefits with your healthcare provider and make your own decision with all the correct information available at the time.
Sikhaba iCOVID-19
Sikhaba iCOVID-19 is a series of radio segments that brought daily COVID-related updates, news and answers from experts to a national audience.
Coping with depression, anxiety and addictions during COVID-19 Ka nakong ye ya COVID-19, Batho bao ba nago le kgatelelo ya monagano, botšhugi le bokgoba ba kaba ba ikwa šoro. Ye ya kwišišega. Ge o le mereaneng, o seke wa e fetola ntle le go botša ngaka ya gago. Ge ona le mokhanselara, dira bonnete bja […]
Coping with family violence during COVID-19 Gob aka gae nakong ye ya COVID-19 go ka oketsa dihlorišo tša badi le bana. Ge se se go hlagela dintlha tša go thuša ke tše: Eba le leano la tšhireletšo. Have a safety plan. Phela o tšhatšhešitše founo ya gago le go reka athaeme. Beya dinomoro tša tšhoganetšo […]
Coping with stress as a mother during COVID-19 Bjalo ka mma, o swanetše goba o tshwenyega kudu nakong ye ya COVID-19. Tše ke dintlha tšeo o ka di šomišago nakong ye. O ka dira se! Lebelela, efa leina le go amogela maikutlo a gago. Fokotša nako ya gago ya go lebelela ditaba ge di go […]
I am pregnant and use public transport to get to the clinic. Should I still go to the clinic? Ge go kgonagala, itshepelele ge o e ya kliniking go efoga go ba kgauswi le mašabašaba a batho. Ge go hlokagala gore o šomiše pesana, leka go šia sekgoba magareng a gago le banamedi. O swanetše […]
May I still go to the clinic for my family planning during the time of COVID-19 and during lockdown? Ee. O ka kgona go hwetša thušo ka ditirelo tša go thoma lapa kliniking ya geno. O leke go hwetša gore dipeakanyo di fetotšwe goba di šotišitšwe. E be le bonnete bja gore o tšwela pele […]
How can I protect my baby from COVID-19 when I live with an extended family and some work out of the house? Ge o dula le leloko o swanetše go latela melao ya tša tlhweko kgahlanong le tshwaetšo ya COVID-19 bjalo ka batho ka moka. Wena le ngwana wa gago le ka itšhireletša ka go: […]
Can children with COVID-19 spread the virus to other people? Ee. Bana ba ka lebelelega ba itekanetše goba e le COVID-19 ya kgabagareng, efela ba ka tshwaetša batho ba babgwe. Ge go kgonagala, bana ba swanetše go katološwa kgole le batho ba bagolo bao ba nago le malwetši a go swana le malwetši a mafahla […]