Anti-TAC march is condemned
There has been widespread condemnation of a march against the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) organised by the ANC Youth League and others in the Free State.
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Breast cancer advocates demand three-month supplies of treatment
Many HIV patients are now issued with three-month supplies of treatment, cutting down the burden on clinics and patients. Now, breast cancer advocates want the same for women battling the cancer.
Guidelines: Rural-proofing for Health
Drafted by the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP), the guidelines are designed to provide policymakers at national and district levels with a tool to evaluate whether health policies meet the needs of rural populations.
‘Rural-proofing’ policy launched
Rural health advocacy groups have developed guidelines aimed at ensuring that policy makers and government address the rural context when developing and implementing policies.
Judgement: Constitutional Court sets certificate of need legislation aside
Read the Constitutional Court’s judgement setting aside proclamations requiring health care providers to obtain controversial certificates of need, or ministerial approval prior to practicing.
Taking the stand: Meet the TAC members, community health workers on trial in the Free State
As 129 Free State community healthcare workers and Treatment Action Campaign (TACT members are due back in court on charges related to July 2014 protests, we take a look at the faces and stories of those on trial.
Staff shortages fuelling prison violence
A shift in Johannesburg’s “Sun City” prison may stack just two warders against up to 1,400 inmates, according to a new report that argues staff shortages are fuelling prison violence.
SA doctor charts new course for WHO in Africa
South African born Dr. Matshidiso Moeti yesterday became the World Health’s Organisation’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa. As she takes the reigns of one of the WHO’s most important offices at a pivotal time, the doctor from KwaThema east of Johannesburg says she has never forgotten the lessons South Africa taught her.
Clinic, family rejoices as elderly man receives house
When heavy rains collapsed 75-year-old Mutshinya Munyai’s home in 2012, healthcare workers at his local clinic noticed. Now, after three years of advocating on his behalf Guyani Clinic staff in Limpopo watched Munyai walk into his new home.
Limpopo clinic welcomes new manager
Tshiungani Clinic patients in Limpopo recently said a bittersweet goodbye to their beloved clinic manager. Now, the clinic has welcomed new manager and experienced rural healthcare worker Thingahangwi Nemutamba to the helm.
Former Gauteng MEC for Health implicated in “massive corruption”
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) wants to attach the luxury home of ANC Chief Whip in the Gauteng Legislature Brian Hlongwa on the grounds that the property is “the proceeds of unlawful activities.”
Hammanskraal clinic scoops district, provincial awards
Hammanskraal’s Suurman Clinic has been named one of the best clinics not only in the Tshwane health district but also in the province.
Chair of Basson HPCSA inquiry may be forced to step down
The Pretoria High Court has granted an application by Apartheid-era chemical weapons expert Dr Wouter Basson that may allow him to sack the chair of his ongoing Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) inquiry.
South Africa sends nurses, doctor to assist in Ebola outbreak
By the end of this week, 10 professional nurses and one doctor will leave Johannesburg for Sierra Leone and the front lines of the Ebola outbreak. According to the non-profit organisation Right to Care, this is the first of many teams slated to go.
[Updated] Basson walks out of HPCSA sentencing, threatens High Court action
Apartheid-era chemical warfare expert Dr Wouter Basson and his legal team walked out of a Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) sentencing yesterday. His lawyers have also approached the High Court after alleging that the chair of Basson’s HPCSA inquiry failed to declare conflicts of interest.