The stream of media coverage about diets may suggest that the majority of South Africans are pre-occupied with the latest food fads. But what people choose to eat is more often dictated by class and their purses than clinical decisions about what is good for them, writes Thandi Puoane.
The Gauteng Department of Health has almost halved the number of people awaiting sight-restoring cataract operations in the last year but more than 3,000 people are still waiting for their turn to see again.
Both WHO and new UN sustainable development goals criticised by Gates Foundation Global Partners delegates
Multimillion-rand negligence claims against the Department of Health have increased nine-fold since 2013, according to Stellenbosch University professor Ethelwynn Stellenberg.
Gauteng MEC for Health Qedani Mahlangu appoints 27 new health workers for the Natalspruit Hospital east of Johannesburg following OurHealth coverage of a man who died after waiting 12 hours for a bed.
Horror stories about public health facilities have become common, but a new entity, the Office of Health Standards Compliance, has been set up to monitor standards and it has the legal muscle to force failing institutions to improve.
Bheki Mabuya allegedly waited 12 hours for a bed at the Natalspruit Hospital after being admitted with meningitis. Mabuya’s family has alleged that he died due to hospital negligence.
In her first speech as MEC for Health Nomafrench Mbombo outlines the Western Cape's health budget and goals for the 2015/16 financial year.
Botshilu Private Hospital is getting rave reviews from patients six months after its opening.
Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital will begin scheduling surgeries on Saturday to attempt to address the almost 5 000 patients awaiting surgeries.
Bloemfontein recently came to a standstill as community health workers (CHW) and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) marched to the magistrate’s court in support of 118 health workers arrested in July last year.
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) is accepting written submissions on government’s latest plan to address until 27 March.
Decentralised treatment of people with drug-resistant TB reaches more patients and is cheaper - yet government is dragging its feet to implement this approach, which it adopted as policy in 2011
City of Cape Town warnings that it will seek to clarify legislation around e-cigarettes and hookah pipes is a responsible move, writes Dr Dominique Stott, executive for medical standards at the Professional Provident Society financial services company.
South Africa is facing a looming water shortage and experts warn we may not see it coming.
