#GPBudget2019 – all the health highlights
After receiving a whopping R46.4-billion last year - the Gauteng Health Department will be receiving R50.8-billion this year.
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Township artist uses art to celebrate unique skin
Vitiligo, albinism and freckles are relatively known as the skin conditions that make affected individuals seem different from their peers resulting to confidence loss and distress, artist Mandilakhe Rolinyathi celebrates their unique skin through artwork with the aim of unsettling stigma.
London man is ‘cured’ of HIV
A London patient appears to have been cured of HIV after a bone marrow transplant from a donor with a special genetic mutation.
Havoc for foreigners after DoH ‘mistake’
The National Department of Health (NDoH) has distanced itself from an unconstitutional directive it issued to provincial heads of department nearly two months ago instructing that all non-South African citizens pay in full for all health services.
London man is ‘cured’ of HIV
A London patient appears to have been cured of HIV after a bone marrow transplant from a donor with a special genetic mutation.
Havoc for foreigners after DoH ‘mistake’
The National Department of Health (NDoH) has distanced itself from an unconstitutional directive it issued to provincial heads of department nearly two months ago instructing that all non-South African citizens pay in full for all health services.
Health-e News TV producer wins SAFTA
TV producer Bernadette Maguire walked away with the prestigious award for the groundbreaking documentary on a North West doctor who was performing illegal surgeries in his consultation rooms.
Despite a cervical cancer vaccine, challenges remain
Cervical cancer could be eliminated by the end of this century, thanks to a preventative vaccine. But ignorance is a major barrier to the rollout of the vaccine in South Africa, where the disease is the deadliest cancer for women.
Despite a cervical cancer vaccine, challenges remain
Cervical cancer could be eliminated by the end of this century, thanks to a preventative vaccine. But ignorance is a major barrier to the rollout of the vaccine in South Africa, where the disease is the deadliest cancer for women.
Evicted: ‘The Red Ants broke into people’s shacks’
A few days before Christmas, while residents of a farm behind Cradlestone Mall were at work, the notorious Red Ants marched onto the land and tore down their homes.
Nurse accuses boss of assault
A nursing assistant who was allegedly assaulted by the director of nursing at Tembisa Hospital is being treated for post-traumatic stress.
Nurse accuses boss of assault
A nursing assistant who was allegedly assaulted by the director of nursing at Tembisa Hospital is being treated for post-traumatic stress.
Tembisa women break gender violence silence
Tembisa women are reporting cases of domestic violence and sexual assault more than before. Dipuo Thobejane, a social worker at People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA), attributes this to an increase in awareness campaigns.
‘Soda taxes work’
Sugary drink consumption has been slashed by more than half, three years after the city of Berkeley introduced a levy on these products.
Health HQ to move from ‘sick building’
The Department of Health will move its headquarters from the “sick” Civitas Building after almost a year of protest action from unions.