Ramaphosa announces Zweli Mkhize as the next health minister
Aaron Motsoaledi leaves the department after ten years, with the last few years marred by some of the biggest failures in public health.
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A need for women to practice self care
As the world observes the International Day of Action for Women’s Health women are urged not to neglect their well-being.
Medicine price transparency is a sticky issue at WHA
The World Health Assembly reports that universal health coverage is gaining momentum, but many governments are intent on keeping their medicine prices secret.
Relief as needle is removed from a woman’s hand
A mother who lived with a needle in her hand for three months is relieved after a surgery that was postponed six times finally gets underway.
Coca-Cola reformulates drinks to cut sugar
According to the beverage manufacturer, more South Africans are choosing its no- and low-calorie range but declined to reveal sales figures.
Coke denies sugar cut linked to tax
Coca-Cola South Africa denies that it cut the sugar content of its drinks in response to government’s tax on sugary drinks.
Intersex no-person’s land
Two intersex activists speak about growing up outside tradition notions of being male or female.
Social media posts highlight challenges in EC hospitals
Eastern Cape communities are using social media to express their unhappiness with public health facilities.
Baby is brain-damaged and blind after alleged antibiotic allergy
A five-month-old baby was left brain-damaged and blind after developing a severe allergic reaction from an antibiotic.
Let’s talk about sex, says Stop the Spot founder
LIMPOPO - To curb the spread of sexual infections and the high rate of teen pregnancies in rural villages in Vhembe district, 23-year-old student Avhasei Raphalalani is teaching young people about sex and hygiene.
Condemned beds at Bara Hospital ‘unsafe for patients’
According to the Gauteng health department, incidents of patients falls have significantly decreased since the steel beds were replaced.
#SAElections2019: Should Motsoaledi stay?
Passionate and principled, the Health Minister has led massive victories over HIV during the past decade. But as South Africa attempts to introduce complex changes to our health system, is it time for an operations person rather than a firefighter?
#Elections2019: Who can solve SA’s drug policy problem?
Drugs continue to devastate many lives and the people who use them are caught in a tug-of-war between morality and research. Do the country’s prominent political parties offer policies based on evidence, ideology or simply a lack of understanding?
Broken promises leave women disillusioned ahead of elections
As the country heads to the polls, young women and gender non-conforming people feel failed by the governing party and have little hope in its rivals.
Operation on ice for the fifth time
LIMPOPO - Mabula Maboyi (35) has lost hope that a needle that broke off inside her right hand will ever be removed, after her scheduled operation was postponed for the fifth time at Tshilidzini Hospital.