Yoliswa Sobuwa
It’s not uncommon for junior doctors to work 24 to 36 hour shifts, often with minimal or no breaks and very little supervision.
Hypertension as a “silent killer” because patients can feel perfectly well for years, all the while their elevated blood pressure is silently damaging arteries and vital organs.
The draft regulations on the NHI Fund’s governance sets out the structures and individuals responsible for managing and overseeing the Fund’s operations.
South Africa spends only 5% of its health budget on mental health, and most of this is allocated to inpatient psychiatric and not community mental health services.
After delivering her first baby Philasande continued to feel movement in her abdomen. A scan revealed a second baby still developing in the womb.
Some caregivers fears the child won’t be able to cope because they know how difficult it is to live with HIV in a stigmatising environment
DNA testing is one of the most powerful tools in the pursuit of justice, particularly in the case of rape or sexual assault.
South Africa’s teachers are increasingly facing chronic stress, anxiety, burnout, and even depression as a result.
While the NHI aims to achieve universal access to quality healthcare for all, it has been widely contested and faces scrutiny.
Unless the province can get conditional grants from the national government it will be impossible to fix the damaged facilities in the short term.
Reducing the availability of healthcare professionals in urgent, life-threatening situations is not merely a matter of statistics or cost-cutting.
Millions of South Africans can’t afford transport costs, which makes it difficult for them to access healthcare, even though services are provided for free.