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Released for public comment on 16 February 2015, these proposed norms and standards apply to a range of public and private health facilities.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura reveals how Gauteng health facilities stack up in his latest State of the Province Address.
Drafted by the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP), the guidelines are designed to provide policymakers at national and district levels with a tool to evaluate whether health policies meet the needs of rural populations.
Read the Constitutional Court’s judgement setting aside proclamations requiring health care providers to obtain controversial certificates of need, or ministerial approval prior to practicing.
As 129 Free State community healthcare workers and Treatment Action Campaign (TACT members are due back in court on charges related to July 2014 protests, we take a look at the faces and stories of those on trial.
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The second edition of this report by international medical humanitarian organisation Medicines Sans Frontieres (MSF) reviews the prices of 16 vaccines.
Released by the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) on 12 January, this 49-page preliminary document outlines plans to, for instance, increase HIV and tuberculosis (TB) prevention, care and treatment among sex workers and families.
Led by the Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), this research estimates that there are about 153,000 sex workers operating in South Africa.
Back at work? Get ready for 2015 with our event calendar, which includes everything from training and scholarship opportunities to ways to earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.
This year’s annual report by the University of Cape Town’s Children’s Institute focuses on the impact of violence on South Africa’s children.
Produced by the Rural Health Advocacy Project, this guide teaches health professionals how to report problems in the health system.