Biénne Huisman

Cape Town

Journalist and Writer at Freelance

Are we there yet ? writer ~ @SundayTimesZA @BBC @City_Press @SpotlightNSP @DailyMaverick ~ @CheveningFCDO Scholar 2016/2017. ⭐️

Articles

Mohamed leads nurses with heart and hustle at Groote Schuur

6 days ago | healthformzansi.co.za | Biénne Huisman

Nurses cradle new life with tender hands and soothe those at the end of it. Yet through tireless grace, they’re underpaid and risk getting stabbed and robbed on their way to work, says Aghmat Mohamed. After three decades in nursing, including nine years supervising 1 600 nurses as director of nursing services at Groote Schuur Hospital, he considers himself an ambassador for the profession.
He leads with heart and hustle at Groote Schuur but money is a big problem, says nursing boss

2 weeks ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Biénne Huisman

SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Aghmat Mohamed is the first male Director of Nursing Services at Groote Schuur Hospital, where he manages 1,600 nurses.
He leads with heart and hustle at Groote Schuur but money is a big problem, says nursing boss

2 weeks ago | ewn.co.za | Biénne Huisman

Nurses cradle new life with tender hands and soothe those at the end of it. Yet through tireless grace, they’re underpaid and risk getting stabbed and robbed on their way to work, says Aghmat Mohamed. After three decades in nursing, including nine years supervising 1,600 nurses as Director of Nursing Services at Groote Schuur Hospital, he considers himself an ambassador for the profession.
Study brings hope to newborns left behind in HIV treatment advances

1 month ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Biénne Huisman

SPOTLIGHT Professor Adrie Bekker explains the findings of a study on two novel formulations for the administration of dolutegravir in babies born to mothers living with HIV. (Photo: Biénne Huisman / Spotlight) Research led by Professor Adrie Bekker is paving the way for an important HIV medicine to be made available to neonates in a way that is both safe and much more convenient than previous options. Spotlight met the passionate clinician-scientist at her office in Cape Town. Two new ways of...
Cape Town study brings hope to newborns left behind in HIV treatment advances

1 month ago | spotlightnsp.co.za | Biénne Huisman

Professor Adrie Bekker explains the findings of a study on two novel formulations for the administration of dolutegravir in babies born to mothers living with HIV. (Photo: Biénne Huisman/Spotlight) News & Features30th April 2025 | Biénne Huisman Research led by Professor Adrie Bekker is paving the way for an important HIV medicine to be made available to neonates in a way that is both safe and much more convenient than previous options.
Cape Town study brings hope to newborns left behind in HIV treatment advances

1 month ago | ewn.co.za | Biénne Huisman

Two new ways of giving the important HIV medicine dolutegravir to newborn babies have been found to be safe and effective, according to new research done in Cape Town. The new findings support for the first time the broader use of dolutegravir in infants who are less than 28 days old. Dolutegravir is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for infants, children and adults and is the preferred HIV medicine in South Africa.
New research challenges thinking on the places where TB is transmitted

1 month ago | spotlightnsp.co.za | Biénne Huisman

Recent data indicates that casual interactions in social places contribute significantly to the spread of TB. (Photo: Tumisu/Pixabay) News & Features7th April 2025 | Biénne Huisman For centuries, it was believed that tuberculosis spread primarily when a vulnerable person spends hours in a poorly ventilated space with someone infectious. But new findings suggest that much TB transmission also occurs through casual contact.
Inside government’s confused response to the US funding crisis

1 month ago | spotlightnsp.co.za | Catherine Tomlinson |Siyabonga Kamnqa |Elri Voigt |Biénne Huisman

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. (Photo: Kopano Tlape/GCIS) News & Features17th April 2025 | Jesse Copelyn In late-January, the US suspended billions of dollars worth of international aid, including for HIV-related programmes in South Africa. The South African government could have responded by triggering an emergency funding mechanism but has failed to do so yet.
New research challenges thinking on the places where TB is transmitted

2 months ago | timeslive.co.za | Biénne Huisman

NEW THEORIES Recent data indicates that casual interactions in social places contribute significantly to the spread of TB. Stock photo. For centuries, it was believed that tuberculosis spread primarily when a vulnerable person spends hours in a poorly ventilated space with someone infectious. But new findings suggest that much TB transmission also occurs through casual contact.
New research challenges thinking on the places where TB is transmitted

2 months ago | timeslive.co.za | Biénne Huisman

NEW THEORIES Recent data indicates that casual interactions in social places contribute significantly to the spread of TB. For centuries, it was believed that tuberculosis spread primarily when a vulnerable person spends hours in a poorly ventilated space with someone infectious. But new findings suggest that much TB transmission also occurs through casual contact.