State of the nation’€™s health
Now in its third year, the District Health Barometer compares all 52 health districts in the country to see which are the healthiest and which are just plain sick.
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22 February 2008
PMTCT making small gains in North West Province
The North West'€™s rate of immunisation of babies is the lowest in the country, and its TB cure rate has worsened slightly.
Read More » PMTCT making small gains in North West ProvincePoor outcomes for KZN
The health outcomes in KwaZulu-Natal are generally poor and probably indicative of the effects of the high rate of HIV/AIDS and poverty.
Read More » Poor outcomes for KZNPoor health care for pregnant women in Eastern Cape
Four of the 10 poorest districts in the country are in the Eastern Cape, the bottom two being the province'€™s OR Tambo and Alfred Nzo.
Read More » Poor health care for pregnant women in Eastern CapeImproved TB Cure rate in Gauteng but child mortality still high
Almost all residents of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni have access to piped water, according to the District Health Barometer 2006/7.
Read More » Improved TB Cure rate in Gauteng but child mortality still highIncrease in health care spending for Free State but low utilization
Almost half of the Free State'€™s three million people live in households that survived on less than R800 per month in 2005.
Read More » Increase in health care spending for Free State but low utilizationSlight improvement in TB Cure rate for Northern Cape
The Northern Cape has the lowest population density of all the provinces and contains just over two percent of the country'€™s population.
Read More » Slight improvement in TB Cure rate for Northern CapeMpumalanga still lagging behind
Although primary health care expenditure in Mpumalanga has doubled to R189 per person over the past four years, it is still the lowest in South Africa.
Read More » Mpumalanga still lagging behindInequity increases in the Western Cape
The Western Cape has the best socio-economic development in the country with over 98 percent of people accessing piped water. However the inequity within the province has increased over the last year.
Read More » Inequity increases in the Western CapeLittle progress in Limpopo Province
Limpopo is the poorest of all provinces with almost seven out of 10 households living on less than R800 per month. Most of the districts in this northern province fall into the two lowest (worst) socio-economic quintiles in South Africa.
Read More » Little progress in Limpopo Province