Massive shake-up of health laws ahead of NHI
Health Minister tells MPs to ready themselves to dismantle health laws to make way for a universal health system - the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme.
Kerry Cullinan
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Quit smoking – save your life
WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY: About 121 South Africans die every day from smoking-related diseases and experts are urging South Africans to quit today
Govt may deal differently with e-cigarettes
WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY: Although government’s new anti-smoking Bill aims to regulate e-cigarettes, this does not mean that they will be treated the same as regular cigarettes, says Department of Health spokesperson Foster Mohale.
Swallowing, signing and speaking
Undeterred by a huge patient load and the odd kick from an autistic child, a young speech therapist is loving her community service.
‘All roads lead to universal health coverage’
Countries around the world are making progress in improving access to healthcare for their citizens, and Rwanda has managed to cover 90 percent of citizens, the World Health Assembly hears.
How to stop strikes from killing patients
Patients have died as a result of the recent strike in North West. Doctors and nurses were also chased out of operating theatres and wards by strikers. How can patients and health workers be protected from becoming victims of a fight that is aimed an employer?
Listeriosis under control, says Minister
The Listeriosis epidemic is under control now that meat products from Enterprise and Rainbow Chickens have been recalled, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told Parliament yesterday.
New crackdown on smoking
People will not be allowed to smoke in cars with other passengers and restaurants will no longer be able to reserve space for smokers, according to a new Bill.
Aspen boosts local medicine manufacture
South Africa has opened Africa’s first facility to safely manufacture specialised medicine with highly potent active ingredients that are usually toxic.
Mineworkers to get compensation – finally
Two days after Workers’ Day, South Africa’s biggest ever class action settlement was reached, offering compensation to mineworkers who contracted silicosis or tuberculosis on gold mines from 12 March 1965.
Zuma’s ‘baby mama’ is ordered to resign
She Conquers was formed to combat the high rate of HIV among young women, driven in large part by ‘inter-generational’ relationships with much older men, so the campaign was disturbed to learn that one of its leaders has been having a relationship with Jacob Zuma, 52 years’ her senior.
Emergency blood from the sky – via drones
Governments are known more for red tape than innovation, but public-private partnerships can ensure that creative business solutions are applied to service delivery.