There is a big hole in the middle of South Africa’s HIV treatment programme that is undermining government’s remarkable achievements since 2009, when AIDS denialist President Thabo Mbeki was kicked out.
The latest presentations on NHI from government and other role players from the Board of Healthcare Funders conference. This presentation by BLUM KHAN.
Health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will today sign the 'real deal' with nine provincial health MECs and eight ministers, giving South Africans a shot at 'a long and healthy life'.
The health compact is intended to unite various sectors of society in addressing South Africa's health challenges, but the lack of consensus highlights the ongoing divisions over the best approach to achieving universal health coverage.
Over the last few months, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has been studying the government's National Health Insurance (NHI) proposal and have also held a series of workshops with key stakeholders from government, civil society and the healthcare industry. Read their position paper on an alternative to NHI here.
More than 800 nurses have graduated in Mpumalanga this month, of which 225 graduated as NIMART (Nurses Initiated and Managed Antiretroviral Therapy) nurses.
Sick patients have been forced to leave their beds at the Holy Cross Hospital and head outside to a nearby stream to fetch their own water because taps in the government health facility ran dry.
In response to the viral video by former 702 broadcaster, Tom London, about the conditions at Helen Joseph Hospital, two health unions have issued statements which we’ve published as is. Press Statement by the Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade…
Public consultations for the country’s new health Bill show how language barriers can keep healthcare away from those who need it the most.
PRESS RELEASE:Bedaquiline is an anti-tuberculosis drug that is still being tested in clinical trials. It is not yet approved anywhere in the world, though it is steadily making progress towards approval in Europe and the United States.
As the year nears its end and you wind down, here’s what made headlines in the world of health.
The latest presentations on NHI from government and other role players from the Board of Healthcare Funders conference. This presentation by DR CLARENCE MINI.
Overworked nurses and frustrated patients recently squared off as part of a community dialogue as communities in Mpumalanga’s Piet Retief area continue to complain about poor health care service.
Reproductive justice is a win-win situation where everyone benefits and a South Africa universal health coverage funding model should ensure this, writes Marion Stevens.
What it's like to take antiretroviral therapy, how many pills are needed and why taking them regularly and consistently is so important.
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