No more NHI talk, say CEOs
Government and the private health sector need to stop talking about universal access to healthcare and start working on delivering it.
Kerry Cullinan
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Miracle HIV cure man visits SA
Timothy Ray Brown is one in 70 million – the only person in the world who has been cured of HIV.
Tax on sugary drinks by April
The proposed tax on sugary drinks is likely to be introduced in April 2018, although there is still disagreement on the exact level of tax.
Want to know how good your doctor is?
If patients had better information about private health providers, this would stimulate competition, says the Health Market Inquiry
TAC is back!
The Treatment Action Campaign accused politicians for turning their backs on HIV and TB at its 6th National Congress last week
No SANAC board for Criselda
Controversial talk show host Criselda Kananda-Dudumashe will not serve on the board of the South African National Aids Council (SANAC), after she declined her nomination.
Dire shortage of dentists
Do you need a dentist and live in North West? Best you move, especially if your teeth need any special attention.
Weak economy compromises health service delivery – SAHR
While state-owned enterprises get frequent billion rand bail-outs and state corruption may have cost R100-billion, the public health sector is under massive pressure to cut costs – and this is threatening healthcare.
Controversial Criselda heading for SANAC top spot?
She defends a woman basher and undermines ARVs, yet the controversial Criselda Kananda-Dudumashe is apparently heading for a prestigious position on the SA National AIDS Council board.
Corruption is killing us
The grand-scale theft of government funds is undermining the health department's ability to deliver and undermining any chances of achieving equity. We all need to act to stop it.
Legalise illicit drugs, says ex-cop
Undercover narcotics officer Neil Woods saw the worst of the drug underworld and told the SA Drug Policy conference that the best way to deal with illicit drugs is to legalise and regulate them
Lesson from Mabele’s death: Keep taking your ARVs
Iconic AIDS activist Prudence Mabele, who died two weeks ago, had either stopped taking her antiretroviral treatment or she had become immune to it.