All’s not well at Drieziek 6, Orange Farm
In Drieziek 6 ' Orange Farm, 60 km south of Johannesburg, not one household has running water, let alone a toilet.
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More nurses as colleges re-opened
In a move to address the critical shortage of nurses, several nursing colleges will be re-opened, Health minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has announced.
Registration of critical ARV drug delayed
Pressure is mounting on the Medicines Control Council (MCC) to fast track the registration of anti-retroviral drug Tenofovir, a replacement for widely-used d4T, which is proving to be highly toxic for many patients.
Mseleku appointed as Registrar
Health Department Director-General Thami Mseleku has been appointed as the Registrar of Medicines at the Medicines Control Council (MCC) as a stop gap measure to avoid any further delays in the registration of medicines.
Hospital CEOs under the spotlight
State hospitals are facing a number of problems mainly related to staff shortages, that are making them 'highly stressed institutions', Minister of Public Service and Administration Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi has acknowledged.
Health services in South Africa: A basic introduction
There is a widespread perception that services in hospitals have seriously deteriorated over the past few years, due in large part to staff shortages and the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Aspen’s generics ensure affordable AIDS treatment
A massive reduction in the price of antiretroviral drugs now makes it possible for South Africa to turn HIV/AIDS from a killer into a chronic, manageable disease.
No need to panic about bird flu – yet
As long as bird flu can only be transmitted to humans by infected birds, there is no need for South Africans to panic. But it's only a matter of time before it becomes transmitted by humans.
Trying to understand Manto Living with AIDS # 232
The health minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, denied in Parliament that she ever said that traditional medicines, nutrition and vitamins should be offered as an alternative to antiretrovirals. Health-e, spoke to the health department's Director-General Thami Mseleku, and asked him what point the Minister seeks to make when she talks about AIDS treatment.
Staff ‘looting’ continues
The worldwide shortage of health workers means that rich countries are not likely to stop poaching health workers from poorer countries.
Health stats in a nutshell
The North West has the least doctors, but your teeth may well rot in KwaZulu-Natal before you get to see a dentist, according to the SA Health Review.
Lack of staff threatens ARV plan
The ARV treatment plan is drawing health staff away from other services, while at the same time it desperately needs more staff to expand, according to the SA Health Review.
Creative solutions needed
Assistants and allowances may help address staff shortages
Children thriving on AIDS treatment
Children tend to do better on antiretroviral treatment than adults, but many treatment sites are nervous to treat them.
Many challenges for pregnant HIV mothers programme
South Africa now has the biggest prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme in the world. Health-e speaks to the health department's Dr Nomonde Xundu about its challenges and successes.