New health minister means end of govt AIDS ‘denialism’
New Health Minister Barbara Hogan and deputy Dr Molefi Sefularo are renowned for hard work and integrity
Anso Thom
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Preventable disease costing lives
While HIV and tuberculosis are hitting the headlines daily, thousands are quietly dying of lifestyle diseases, many which can be prevented if diagnosed and treated early.
Opposition blasts about turn on medicine registration system
The opposition has hit out against the about turn by the ANC members in the health committee who last week rejected the minister's two-tier medicines registration system, but are now supporting it.
Strict on medicines, soft on ‘natural remedies’
OPINION PIECE:It is time government showed the same vigor in tackling the snake oil salesmen as they have in tackling conventional medicine and science.
Help to get cervical cancer vaccine to women who need it
Hope is at hand for South African women unable to afford a new vaccine to combat cervical cancer as the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI Alliance) has announced it plans to get the vaccine to high burden populations.
Health workers need ‘compassion revolution’
CAPE TOWN - South Africa's public healthcare practitioners need a 'revolution of compassion' if they hope to make any meaningful impact on the HIV epidemic or poverty, Dr Shan Naidoo told delegates at the Public Health conference which started yesterday (3 June).
Saving babies
Maternal, newborn and child deaths would be drastically reduced if South Africa simply implemented the policies it already has in place.
Non-communicable diseases will kill us in future
Chronic ailments such as heart disease and stroke are the chief cause of global deaths with infectious diseases including HIV and Malaria predicted to have a lesser impact worldwide over the long term, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Asthma still a big killer
Under-treatment, inappropriate treatment and lack of education for asthma patients in South Africa are contributing to still unacceptably high morbidity rates.
Time to translate words into action
The stocky, greying man moves in behind the microphone and flings his fist in the air. 'I am stopping TB,' he shouts.
A chorus of voices replies, echoing off the drab interior of the Mitchells Plain community hall ' 'I am stopping TB!'
DoH presents dual therapy plan to Parliament
The extension of government's prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission plan is on track, says Dr Nomonde Xundu, although no deadlines have been set
Home-based ARV programme would save lives
Allowing home-based community workers to run an antiretroviral therapy service at people's homes would reduce deaths, according to The Lancet