Anso Thom

Health

TB: The forgotten children

The little girl squirms and tries to break free from the adults pinning her down, her terrified eyes as wide as saucers and her screams muffled by the tube they are trying to thread down her throat.

Anso Thom
March 22, 2012

Health

TB vaccine receives Gates boost

Bill and Melinda Gates gave the search for a TB vaccine a massive boost this week making available U$220 million over the next five years.

Anso Thom
March 15, 2012

Health

IPT no good for TB control ‘ Thibela study

A much anticipated community-based study into the effectiveness of a prophylactic tuberculosis drug has shown no benefit in controlling TB.

Anso Thom
March 8, 2012

Health Systems

Less talk and more implementing needed on NHI

CAPE TOWN - South Africa is very good at debating everything and not implementing anything, Dr Olive Shisana, a key advisor on South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) system told an international meeting on Healthcare in Africa today.

Anso Thom
March 7, 2012

Health, Health Systems, Women's Health

Bara warning bells sounded long ago

Chris Hani Baragwanath (CHB) doctors had issued a warning in December last year already that the suboptimal staffing levels at the hospital were dangerous and endangering the lives of mothers and children.

Anso Thom
February 10, 2012

News

TAC facing closure

THE TREATMENT Action Campaign may be forced to close its doors in January because of a lack of funding.

Anso Thom
November 24, 2011

Health

SA children stunted and obese

South Africa's overburdened health and education systems will struggle to cope in future if the current obesity and stunting trends among young people continues, according to health experts.

Anso Thom
November 14, 2011

Health Systems

Calls for Zuma to push for Robin Hood tax at G20

Activists are calling on South Africa to take the lead in moves for a 'Robin Hood' tax for health at this week's G20 meeting in Cannes.

Anso Thom
November 2, 2011

Health

Poor access to cancer treatment

Cancer patients relying on the state health system are increasingly struggling to access timeous treatment or their diagnosis and treatment is delayed until it is too late, cancer advocacy and support organisations have warned.

Anso Thom
September 15, 2011

Health

Time for renewed focus on cancer

HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria have dominated the headlines and received much of the world attention for several years - And rightly so.

Anso Thom
September 12, 2011

Health, Health Systems

SA needs to lead on NCD goals at UN meeting

HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria have dominated the headlines and received much of the world attention for several years - And rightly so.

Anso Thom
August 23, 2011

Health

Children as citizens

Children's participation in decisions that affect them is essential for improved service delivery, the latest South African Child Gauge 2010/2011 has revealed.

Anso Thom
August 16, 2011

Health Systems

Brazil sets marker for effective healthcare

Brazil's Family Health Programme is widely recognised as the most impressive example worldwide of a rapidly scaled up, cost effective, comprehensive primary health care system.

Anso Thom
August 8, 2011

Health Systems

Finally, NHI details this week

South Africans will for the first time know how Government is planning to introduce the long-awaited National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme when it is released after Wednesday's Cabinet meeting.

Anso Thom
August 8, 2011

Health, Women's Health

US project planning to sterilise HIV+ women in SA

A controversial US project that pays drug users and alcoholics to undergo sterilisation or long-term contraception, is setting its sights on women living with HIV in South Africa.

Anso Thom
April 7, 2011

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