Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla appointed to head up Health-e News
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla took over the reigns at Health-e News in the beginning of June. The team is excited to welcome her and her new ideas that promise to breathe new life into the organisation.
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Heroin trade prospers in plain sight
The “thriving” heroin trade, estimated to be worth billions on rands, is being worsened by outdated drug policies and the neglect of marginalised communities.
Urban-rural inequalities will hamper a successful NHI
Rural areas bear the brunt of healthcare worker shortages and this inequality needs to be solved, before any form of National Health Insurance (NHI) is possible.
World Health Day: Healers face burnout
In just three months at least three South African anaesthesiologists have taken their lives, reported the South African Society of Anaesthesiologist’s (SASA) Natalie Zimmelman who said the profession was facing a mental health crisis.
Autism: Why aren’t we aware?
Early diagnosis, research and education are the top priorities for South Africa this World Autism Day (2 April). Many are unaware of the condition, despite it affecting up to 2% of people on the planet.
Sugar industry job loss claims are premature – Treasury
It is premature for the sugar industry to claim that the sugary drinks tax is causing job losses, according to Treasury.
TB patients still shunned by families
Despite South Africa being the only country in the world to make a new TB drug available to all who have drug-resistant TB, many TB patients are still avoided by their families.
Shorter cure for resistant TB
Drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) can be cured in less than half the time, cutting costs and improving the chances that patients will complete the gruelling treatment, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Health department accused of xenophobia
After a second provincial circular came to light instructing health facilities to charge non-citizens in full for services, the National Department of Health (NDoH) has vehemently denied it is fuelling xenophobic sentiments.
New HIV drug safe with preventive TB meds
A new blockbuster HIV drug is safe in combination with a shorter and more effective prescription to prevent deadly tuberculosis (TB), according to breaking research from South Africa.
Havoc for foreigners after DoH ‘mistake’
The National Department of Health (NDoH) has distanced itself from an unconstitutional directive it issued to provincial heads of department nearly two months ago instructing that all non-South African citizens pay in full for all health services.
Despite a cervical cancer vaccine, challenges remain
Cervical cancer could be eliminated by the end of this century, thanks to a preventative vaccine. But ignorance is a major barrier to the rollout of the vaccine in South Africa, where the disease is the deadliest cancer for women.