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
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TAC facing closure
THE TREATMENT Action Campaign may be forced to close its doors in January because of a lack of funding.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The success of decentralising DR-TB treatment
Khayelitsha healthcare providers are once again blazing the trail, finding innovative ways to tackle the drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) epidemic with great success by decentralising the treatment to primary care level rather than relying on the over-burdened hospital system.