Early treatment may be key to stemming pneumonia deaths
As pneumonia remains a leading cause of death in South Africa, experts stress that early treatment is key to heading off this killer infection.
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Shy billionaire finally honoured in SA
Few South Africans know the name Chuck Feeney, yet he has touched the lives of millions in this country by donating over R3 billion in development aid.
Former Wits Dean implicated in R18m laboratory scandal
The Hawks are investigating a former Wits University Dean and National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) head for his alleged role in the laboratory’s procurement of HIV testing kits worth R18-million that never arrived.
Policy: National Complaints Management Protocol for the Public Health Sector of South Africa
Released in August 2014, the 33-page protocol is to be followed by health authorities, establishments and professional bodies.
Mpumalanga looks to strengthen health services through private-public partnerships
Eskom recently donated the first of two buses to be used to expand the school health programme in Mpumalanga. Now, the province may also be courting the private sector to ramp up HIV counselling and testing (HCT).
New barometer reveals the haves and the have nots
Life is hardest for people living in the Eastern Cape’s Alfred Nzo district, where fewer than six out of 100 households have inside taps.
Experts mull ways to fund, manage National Health Insurance
The National Health Insurance (NHI) is likely to revolutionise health funding. This could include new, business-like approaches to health and new roles for medical aids in the post-NHI world, according to latest South African Health Review released last night.
Report: South African Health Review 2013-14
Released annually by the Health Systems Trust, the South African Health Review is comprised of 17 chapters on topical health issues.
Report: District Health Barometer 2013-14
Released annually by the Health Systems Trust, the District Health Barometer compiles information from the District Health Information System, the electronic tuberculosis (TB) register and the National Treasury
Complaints about Tshwane hospital persist
More than a month after OurHealth first reported on long wait times at Tshwane District Hospital, patients allege that the problem persists.
Women alleges hospital amputated leg by mistake
When Leah Khumalo arrived at Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital, she says she thought she was due for a routine scan to discover the cause of her persistent ankle pain. Instead, the hospital amputated her leg. Now, she wants answers.
Policy: National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan 2013-2020
This 62-page documents is the country's first officially endorsed national mental health policy.
Better data unearths more TB cases than previously thought
Better data has revealed more than half a million more tuberculosis (TB) cases than previously thought, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report released yesterday (22 October).
Multinational pharmaceutical companies push back on new patent policy
As extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) patients beg for a new patent policy to allow them affordable treatment, multinational pharmaceutical companies have objected to some of the draft policy’s key tenets.
Tshwane community ponders 24-hour clinic
Soshanguve residents outside Pretoria are demanding a local clinic expand its services and operate 24 hours a day to meet the community’s need.