Fight to beat diabetes and early death
Makhehla Mosia from Qwaqwa in the Free State believes years of bad eating habits are what led her to develop type 2 diabetes and poor health.
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The inequality gap and its impact on health
Social injustice is the biggest threat to global health and a radical change in society is needed if we really want people to live long, healthy lives.
Patient distressed by 6-year wait for surgery
The long waiting list for operations at one of the continent’s biggest hospitals is causing anxiety for a Soweto woman who has been told she has to wait until 2023 for an operation.
Traditional dance & football keep grannies fit
Twice a week more than 50 elderly people from Ha-Mabila and surrounding villages, outside of Sibasa in Limpopo gather at a local sports ground to play football and perform traditional dances.
WHO backs SA’s sugary drinks tax
The World Health Organization has announced strong support for Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s announcement that sugary beverages were to be taxed.
Gordhan outlines initial focus of NHI Fund
The Finance Minister announced that a NHI Fund will be set up this year in the next step towards universal health coverage.
Govt waters down sugary drinks tax
Treasury has watered down its proposed tax on sugary drinks – now at around 11% rather than the proposed 20% - and pure fruit juices are not yet included.
“Suburban” residents bar access for HIV survey
Future health policies will be based on the results of this survey, yet some residents have refused to participate.
Sugar tax to take the fizz out of sodas
Sugary cold drinks are likely to get an extra tax in today's Budget, joining cigarettes and alcohol in the sin bin.
Budget speech to clarify sugar tax
The beverage industry, sugar farmers and health activists are anxiously awaiting clarity on the sugary drinks’ tax, expected in tomorrow’s (22nd Feb) Budget speech.
Aeromedical services: fly by night tenders in the Spotlight
A Spotlight special investigation by Marcus Low and Ntsiki Mpulo sheds new light on government’s use of aeromedical services, and fly by night tenders. Spotlight is a publication of public interest law centre, Section 27.
Esidimeni’s dead stored in pile at morgue
After a six-hour wait, yesterday morning the Director-General of Health was given access to a rundown private mortuary where bodies of Esidimeni’s dead were kept last year.
Rape drives HIV and depression
Sexual violence plays a significant role in HIV infection and depression, according to ground-breaking research with women living in Rustenburg.
No more delays: Accelerating access to medicine
Late last month, Heads of State and governments from across the continent gathered in Addis Ababa for the 28th African Union (AU) Summit writes Yolanda Moyo of PATH South Africa.
Potential cure for deadliest form of TB
Usually a death sentence, extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) can potentially be cured with a new drug combination.