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Turning the huge public health service ‘ship’ around to get it ready for the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme is both complicated and slow
One of South Africa’s poorest districts and home to former President Nelson Mandela has scored bottom of the class when it comes to the delivery of health care services.
A Bill restricting alcohol advertising is likely to be presented to Cabinet next week, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced last night.
The state of many public health facilities threatens the expansion of the country’s antiretroviral treatment programme, particularly frequent ARV shortages and poor service delivery.
Violence, alcohol abuse and mental disorders are ‘inextricably linked and pose a major public health challenge’.
Eastern Cape’s Oliver Tambo district remains the worst place to get health services, in the District Health Barometer 2011/12, which compares health indicators in the country’s 52 districts.
Southern Africa is due to become hotter and drier as a result of climate change, and this is going to change the country’s disease profile.
A landmark decision by the Indian Supreme Court to uphold India’s Patents Act in the face of the seven-year challenge by pharmaceutical company Novartis has been hailed across the world as a major victory for access to affordable medicines in developing countries.
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BETHLEHEM. ‘ In November last year OurHealth reported on the tragic death of Boitumelo Mokoena (5) who died in the casualty ward at Phekolong District Hospital in Bethlehem after she was knocked down by a car. On that specific day only two nurses were on duty in the ward which led to slow service delivery and resulted in Boitumelo not being treated in time.
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VHEMBE. ‘ Young people in Matavhela village here have expressed their worry and disappointment about the closure of the Love Life site at their local clinic.
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LUSIKISIKI. ‘ Tandeka Vinjwa-Hlongwane, one of OurHealth’s citizen journaliasts who often reports on the poor health services in the Eastern Cape, recently had first-hand experience of the health systems there.
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LUSIKISIKI. ‘ A 27-year-old woman was only treated for pain she has been experiencing in her feet after complaining for six months.