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There’s a dire shortage of medical specialists, yet provinces have cut budgets for their training. Specialists need to be involved in planning the NHI roll-out to prevent such things from happening, writes South African Society of Anaesthesiologists CEO Natalie Zimmelman.
Africa Health is the largest healthcare exhibition and congress in Africa. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see the latest technologies and learn about the newest advancements in the healthcare field.
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More than a million South Africans are born into the world each year and a new report released today shows that the inequity they are born into begins to shape them from a young age.
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Meet the Soweto fitness instructor who says it does not have to cost a cent to stay fit.
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South Africa has committed itself to reaching the world’s latest batch of ambitious targets, but it will not meet them without sex workers, writes Ntokozo Yingwana.
Millions of South Africans live with serious illness and when the pain becomes too much, many turn to hospice.
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Scientific innovation can save lives. Join us and Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) for South Africa’s first MSF Scientific Day.
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Hundreds of women each year die following caesarean deliveries. With rates of caesarean deliveries climbing, the stage may be set for more deaths to come.
This 91-page condensed version of South Africa’s latest maternal death audit shows that although maternal deaths are decreasing, worrying trends in the deaths of new and expecting moms persist.
Lele Gangile, 19, thought he wanted to end his life but when he had second thoughts, an ambulance may have arrived too late to save the Orange Farm teen.
The Health Systems Trust’s annual publication on health trends and topics in South Africa includes chapters on water and sanitation, eHealth, and sexual and reproductive health.