Hospital crises: Litigation looms in Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape Health and Treasury MECs have been given an ultimatum to either reply to a set of questions related to the staffing crises at Madwaleni and Livingstone hospitals, or face litigation.
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Matsoso wants to contract pvt GPs
CAPE TOWN - Health Director-General Precious Matsoso has launched a strong appeal to the private health sector to come up with good 'contracting models' whereby the state could as an example partner with private doctors to deliver services.
Young and old require end-of-life care
'Doctor, am I going to die?' It is a question no doctor enjoys answering, especially when is involves an 11-year old. Yet, this is something Dr Lindsay Farrant and her colleagues from the Big Shoes Foundation (an organisation serving the palliative needs of children) in Cape Town have to discuss with young patients and their families almost every day.
City janitor rollout stinks – SJC
CAPE TOWN - A landmark daily janitorial service for communal toilets in the City's informal settlements - launched with great fanfare in May by Mayor Patricia de Lille - has come to a grinding halt.
Taking HIV testing to homes Living with AIDS # 532
Home-based HIV testing, which enables you and your family to have an HIV test in the privacy of your own home without having to go to a health facility, is one of the newest efforts to be introduced to get people to know their HIV status.
MCC continue to delay lifesaving drug
South Africa's drug regulatory authority is placing unreasonable hurdles in the way of desperately ill and dying patients with drug-resistant TB (DR TB), stopping them from accessing a new drug that offers their only hope.
Pregnant mom’s exposure to secondhand smoke harms baby
Newborns that have been exposed to nicotine from mothers who smoke or who were exposed to secondhand smoke show poor physiological, sensory, motor and attention responses, according to a recent study published in the journal Early Human Development.
Conference looks at cancer in Africa
Cancer is no longer just a disease of western nations with ageing populations, it afflicts the young and the old alike, and is now clearly a rising concern in the poorest countries on earth, who stand to lose millions of lives unless action is taken.
ARVs may affect the heart
New research suggests that certain antiretroviral treatment (ART) may increase a person's risk for heart disease, yet scientists believe that its benefits still far outweigh the harm caused by any of its side effects.
Advocacy toolkit to halt the ‘runaway train’ of cancer in Africa
Cancer kills more than seven million people a year throughout the world. This is more than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined, and African countries - which carry a large part of the burden - are the least able of all developing countries to cope with the challenges it presents, says a consortium of international cancer organisations.
Canada supports efforts to address ECD
Around 200-million children, including many in South Africa, fail to meet their full developmental potential because of the debilitating impact of poverty ' contributing to a cycle where poor countries remain poor.
Government formula milk sold for profit
Some spaza shop owners in Khayelitsha are selling Department of Health (DoH) formula milk that is marked "Not for resale". This milk is supposed to be given free to HIV-positive mothers to give to their babies instead of breast milk. By Mary-Jane Matsolo, GroundUp
Teenage pregnancy: girls exchange sex for love
Most teenage girls in South Africa start having sex to prove their love to their boyfriends. This is according to new research presented by Neloufar Khan from the Department of Social Development at the Carnegie III conference which took place in Cape Town last week.
India patent law case finally hits court
PRESS RELEASE: Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis heads to the Indian Supreme Court today in New Delhi, in a final bid to undermine a key public health safeguard in Indian patent law specifically designed to prevent drug companies from abusive patenting practices which keep medicine prices high.
Nicotine harms sperm
Men considering fatherhood should steer away from nicotine ' and not only in cigarettes, but nicotine-replacement products, such as gum or patches should also be avoided.