Brazil sets marker for effective healthcare
Brazil'€™s Family Health Programme is widely recognised as the most impressive example worldwide of a rapidly scaled up, cost effective, comprehensive primary health care system.
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Health team planned for each electoral ward
Every electoral ward is set to have a primary health care, nurse-driven team established as part of the National Health Insurance (NHI) system and specialist doctor teams will be assigned to districts where maternal and child mortality is high.
Health minister rings the changes
Health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has announced cuts in TB medication as well as steps he has taken to improve nursing colleges infrastructure. He also announced changes in the management of hospitals and categorisation of hospitals. Read the full statement here.
Crucial changes in time for NHI
Ahead of next week'€™s launch of the National Health Insurance (NHI) proposal, Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, made several announcements on Thursday, including a plan to employ hospital managers who will ensure better health outcomes.
Taking health to the people
South Africa's health system is on the brink of a dramatic change, with the National Health Insurance White Paper expected to be considered by Cabinet this week.
Hospital gets incubators after deaths
The Health Department has ordered new incubators for Jubilee Hospital in North West after an exposé in The Star revealed that five babies had died due to faulty incubators.
Five babies die from faulty incubators
Five premature babies died this week at Jubilee Hospital in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria '€“ allegedly because of broken incubators.
Money for HIV is there ‘€“ if we can cut corruption
Despite substantial cuts in donor funds to the HIV/AIDS sector, South Africa has enough money to deal with the epidemic '€“ if we plug the corruption drain.
Midwives could save 3.6-million lives
DURBAN '€“ Ninety percent of all maternal deaths could be prevented if pregnant women were cared for by trained midwives, with specialised back-up in case of emergencies.
Mpumalanga docs complain of lack of security despite murder
The Junior Doctors Association of South Africa (Judasa) has accused the Mpumalanga government of misleading the public about improved security at the Middelburg Hospital following the murder of a doctor on duty.
Health system revolution
DURBAN '€“ Every electoral district is set to have a primary health care nurse-driven team established in future with specialist doctor teams assigned to districts where maternal and child mortality is high, the health department has revealed.
Nursing Council obstructing foreign nurses
The South African Nursing Council (SANC) is standing in the way of foreign nurses working in South Africa, according to Saul Kornik, head of Africa Health Placements (AHP).
Clinics close in major AIDS shake-up
Donor cuts and a shake-up in the HIV/AIDS sector are having a major impact on HIV/AIDS services countrywide.
Khayelitsha – 10 years of primary health care
The Khayelitsha programme was the first in South Africa to provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) at primary care level in the public sector.
South Africans not healthy – Discovery
Should South Africa'€™s already poor health profile follow in the footsteps of America, the health bill is set to skyrocket.
