Foreign doctors hold out a lifeline

Without their presence South Africa’s national health insurance cannot be implemented successfully to provide quality healthcare.

Too many faults with NHI proposal, says DA

The DA has criticised the proposed National Health Insurance scheme, saying the green paper doesn't address the major problems.

Breastfeeding policy battles poverty and perception

In 2006, doctors at an isolated former Transkei hospital took the decision to encourage mothers to only feed breastmilk till babies are six months.

Health minister's audit to usher in new NHI pilot era

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says an audit of health facilities is well under way ahead of a plan to start National Health Insurance pilot sites.

Health minister promises more doctors and nurses

The health department has launched a human resource plan to deal with the public sector's severe lack of doctors and nurses.

Motsoaledi speaks of 'brutal' private health system

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says private healthcare is a 'brutal system' because it has commercialised an essential service.

Criminalising sex is not the answer

Health experts say the best way to deal with teens having sex is to address peer pressure.

Bottle-feed ban elicits mixed views

HIV doctors argue that mothers should be able to choose how they feed their babies.

'All children deserve to be breast-fed'

"Despite modern scientific advances, no scientist has been able to incorporate immune protection into formula milk." -- Aaron Motsoaledi.

Exclusive breastfeeding plan 'impractical'

Doctors in the HIV field and mothers infected have reacted with doubt to the health minister's announcement of an "exclusive breastfeeding" policy.

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