HIV treatment needs a shift in thinking - researchers
Amy GreenExperts say more focus on early treatment rather than waiting for CD4 counts will dramatically reduce viral replication and new infections.
Comment: Too much stick, not enough carrot
Daygan EagerThe state’s proposed certificate of need will not address inequities in rural healthcare.
Comment: Share in the politics of poor health
Erica PenfoldTo improve the lives of millions, the Global South must drive pro-poor policies on the world stage.
Africa's growth path: Reduce diseases, Bill Gates cautions
Mia MalanThe philanthropist says the rise of the continent will depend on whether its leaders are open to learning from each other, and from their own people.
Motsoaledi reveals 'progressive' HIV treatment plans
Amy Green, Ina SkosanaNew treatment schedules for pregnant women and other patients are set to bring South Africa in line with the World Health Organisation’s guidelines.
Anti-cancer drug picks HIV out of CD4 cells' hiding places
Ina van der LindeThe drug previously showed it can activate hidden HIV in the cells. Now it shows it can activate the virus, making it traceable by the immune system.
HIV infections in children under five down by over three quarters
Ina SkosanaA study has found that child-focused interventions have significantly reduced HIV-infection rates in children under the age of five.
War declared on the 'superbugs'
Amy GreenSeveral initiatives are under way to stop the abuse of antibiotics.
Study: ARVs have "no effect" on mortality for patients with higher CD4 counts in the short term.
Amy GreenResearch suggests that taking HIV medication while CD4 counts are higher than 350 does not reduce mortality in those who are co-infected.
Free State's Malakoane calls activists' slogans insulting
Mia MalanThe province's health MEC has condemned the slogans marchers on the department have been chanting, calling them insulting and inappropriate.
Free State healthcare workers march for Malakoane's head
Mia MalanIn a TAC march, workers in the province's crisis-hit health sector say they will hold a night vigil every Wednesday until demands are met.
Free State health under treasury care
Mia Malan, Amy GreenA budget spending monitoring forum says the department is on the verge of collapse and is R700-million in debt.
'I won the battle to beat bipolar'
Thandeka MoyoThe condition is widely misunderstood but it can be treated successfully with the right medication.
The helpless have lost a lifeline
Shahra SattarGF Jooste Hospital was a beacon of hope. It should have been renovated, not closed.
TAC community healthcare workers arrested in Free State
Mia MalanThe HIV lobby group says over 100 of its community healthcare workers have been arrested in Bloemfontein after a night vigil sit-in.
Noakes-like diets don't work the way they say they do - study
Mia MalanLow carb, high fat diets don't work better than traditional balanced diets, according to a Stellenbosch University study.
How a dying woman's bed was taken by an ANC official
In the Free State, access to health services can depend on who you know, as the tragic case of one woman illustrates.
We should be allies, not enemies, Gwede Mantashe
Mark HeywoodAn open letter to ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe
Life-saving medical care not available to 'people of nothing'
Mia MalanAppalling conditions in Free State hospitals reveal a health care system that seems to be corrupt from top to bottom.
Bhekisisa: ‘to scrutinise’. Mail & Guardian Health Journalism Centre. Providing critical reporting and training to improve the quality of health journalism in Africa.
Layoffs prove to be a bitter pill to swallow
Ill residents may suffer most after the axing of Free State community health workers.
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