Growing TB-diabetes epidemics gets world attention
On the eve of the first global summit on TB and diabetes, experts warn of huge fallout from TB-diabetes interaction
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Access delayed is access denied at Village Clinic
Health-e News broke the story of the Eastern Cape's Village Clinic in 2012. Ntsiki Mpulo re-visists the clinic for the NSP Review and finds upgrades to the clinic remain long overdue.
Holy Cross patients ‘dying for no reason’ at beleaguered hospital
Medicine stock outs and staff shortages are just some of the reasons Holy Cross Hospital staff say patients may be dying unnecessarily at the beleaguered Eastern Cape hospital, writes Ntsiki Mpulo for the NSP Review.
Fact Sheet: Rural Health 2015
Compiled by the Rural Health Advocacy Project, the third annual fact sheet presents and update on the status of rural health in South Africa.
Report: WHO Global Tuberculosis Report
The World Health Organisation’s latest annual report on tuberculosis (TB) reveals that the world has met the Millennium Development Goal of reducing trends in new cases of TB but the disease still killed 1.5 million people in 2014.
Bulk of world’s MDR-TB cases undiagnosed – WHO
The world may be losing the war against the rise of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) as the bulk of patients with multidrug-resistant TB go undiagnosed, according to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) latest TB report.
Human breast milk banks on the rise
Kuruman’s Tshwaragano District Hospital is set to become home to South Africa’s latest human breast milk bank as another bank is reportedly slated to open in Limpopo.
KZN scholarships could be slashed due to high fee costs
For the first time in 14 years, KZN’s Umthombo Youth Development Foundation may not award scholarships to rural students hoping to study health sciences next year as fees increase by almost double the rate of inflation.
After #FeesMustFall: Hundreds of scholarships cut due to costs, austerity measures
Last week’s student victory has frozen fees, but it cannot save the scholarship programmes aimed at fostering the next generation of rural South African doctors that have already been quietly cut this year.
Kuruman police allegedly threaten sex workers for free services
Carrying a badge and wearing a uniform have not stopped Kuruman police from allegedly threatening sex workers in an attempt to coerce sex workers to provide their services for free, according to Northern Cape Provincial AIDS Council Chairperson Beau Nkaelang.
Report: A disposable workforce – Foreign health professionals in South Africa
This African Centre for Migration and Society report details challenges faced by South Africa in recruiting foreign health workers and alleges that the asylum system is being used as a ‘backdoor’ for recruiting professionals.
Novel HIV vaccine trial imminent
South Africa is about to become the epicentre of HIV vaccine research with the start of a trial that will inject people with powerful antibodies already proven to neutralise most strains of the virus.
Report: South African Health Review
The annual Health Systems Trust publication focuses heavily on changes in primary health care as part of the country's move towards National Health Insurance and the revitalisation of primary health care.
Report: District Health Barometer 2014/15
The annual publication by the Health Systems Trust charts the lowest mother-to-child HIV transmission rate yet as the percentage of babies born to women living with HIV who test positive for the virus at about six weeks falls to 1.5 percent.
Report: Department of Health Annual Report 2014/15
The 227-page report highlights a number of achievements for the department, including progress on the implementation of the National Health Insurance.