NHI could push public spending on health to new heights
South Africa’s HIV treatment programme costs around R1,6-billion extra every year, according to Mark Blecher, Treasury’s Chief Director for Health and Social Development.
Laura Lopez Gonzalez
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Trailblazing move to take HIV treatment out of clinics
Some of South Africa’s 2.4 million HIV patients will be able to get antiretroviral (ARV) outside of health clinics in a move the Department of Health hopes will help address stock outs.
Medicines go missing – and so do budgets
Budget cuts and poor financial management may be some of the culprits driving the country’s medicine stockouts.
Widespread stock outs of HIV, TB meds ‘a national crisis’
More than ten percent of all health centres in the country have experienced stock outs of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) medicines in the last three months, jeopardising the health of millions of South African.
Mental health patients go without proper beds, clothes
With wards packed to capacity, some Port Elizabeth mental health patients are literally sleeping on top of each other, according to health workers who say bed shortages are just the beginning of problems plaguing mental health services.
Clinics may not be ready for mental health
The Department of Health is set to move mental health care out of specialised hospitals and closer to communities, but clinics may be far from ready for this
Child support grant keeps sugar daddies away
Child support grant may help protect young women from contracting HIV by keeping sugar daddies away, according to a new study released today.
Earlier HIV treatment could save South Africa money
Starting HIV patients on antiretrovirals (ARV) earlier may save South Africa money in the short-term, but doctors caution such a move may risk patients.
Kites lift mental health to new horizons
Learners from one of the Cape's oldest centres for children with mental disabilities recently spent a day out with kite enthusiasts ahead of Cape Town’s annual International Kite Festival.
Cape Town woman battles rare skin disease
Psoriasis, a chronic skin condition, affects more than 125 million people globally. In South Africa, psoriasis patients not only face stigma but an uphill battle for care.
New TB technology may be ready for clinics
New research has shown that rapid GeneXpert tuberculosis (TB) test improves access to TB diagnosis and treatment, and may be ready for South African clinics.
Cape Town XDR-TB patient leads international campaign
A Cape Town survivor of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis has taken her campaign for better access to testing and treatment from her hometown of Khayelitsha to Paris and beyond.