Standards to improve health care
- 30 Nov 2012 12:13 - Advertorial Supplement
- core standards for health establishments in South Africa to assist in setting the benchmark for quality care.
Auditing the level of care
- 30 Nov 2012 11:55 - Advertorial Supplement
- A decision has been made to contribute to strengthening the health system
Providing the framework for quality healthcare
- 30 Nov 2012 11:38 - Advertorial Supplement
- The quality of healthcare in South Africa has not been able to meet public expectations for quite some time.
Fighting for improved health standards
- 30 Nov 2012 11:13 - Advertorial Supplement
- director general reinforced the commitment of government to forge ahead with the implementation of the national health insurance scheme.
TB slowly succumbs to teamwork
- 19 Oct 2012 06:24 - Gavin Churchyard
- The World Health Organisation has released its annual update on the state of TB around the globe - revealing SA has the highest burden of the disease.
Healthcare needs surgery if NHI is to work
- 12 Oct 2012 00:00 - Anso Thom
- Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has been on a long-overdue mission to transform SA's health system since he took office more than three years ago.
Chronic start for drug dispenser
- 17 Aug 2012 14:07 - Glynnis Underhill
- The health department is sticking by its new supplier of medicine, UTi Pharma despite teething problems.
SIU uncovers massive corruption in E Cape health department
- 15 May 2012 08:18 - Sapa
- A Special Investigation Unit probe into the Eastern Cape health department has revealed corruption involving R200-million and thousands of officials.
Maternal mortality under scrutiny
- 04 May 2012 00:00 - Agnes Odhiambo
- Institutional reform has been touted as a solution to reducing the number of pregnancy and birth related deaths.
State gets tough on alcohol
- 30 Mar 2012 13:15 - Teigue Payne
- The South African government has two weapons in its arsenal to curb alcohol abuse, namely Increased taxes and reduced advertising.
Motsoaledi launches NHI pilot programme
- 22 Mar 2012 18:29 - Staff Reporter
- Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says Pretoria will be one of 10 districts selected for a National Health Insurance pilot programme from April 1.
Huge TB mission to combat the 'silent' killer in SA mines
- 08 Mar 2012 13:45 - Faranaaz Parker
- The state is rolling out a massive plan to deal with TB in SA mines, where the disease kills 13 times as many miners than accidents do each year.
NHI budget comments confuse health researchers
- 24 Feb 2012 01:19 - Faranaaz Parker
- Although the National Health Insurance scheme is set to go ahead, researchers have been left confused by the finance minister's budget speech.
Unhealthy hole in the fiscus
- 24 Feb 2012 00:00 - Editorial
- The healthcare system has the middle-income earners in a tight spot between high private costs and terrible state facilities.
E Cape hospital refuses to treat elephantiasis patient
- 20 Feb 2012 11:31 - Staff Reporter
- A woman suffering from elephantiasis, a skin and tissue disease caused by parasitic worms, has been refused treatment at an Eastern Cape hospital.
Motsoaledi gets to the fats of the matter
- 17 Feb 2012 14:26 - Stuart Graham
- Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has offered insight into why many politicians suffer the curse of bulging stomachs and widening waistlines.
'An unexpected piece of heaven'
- 10 Feb 2012 00:00 - Mia Malan
- A deep-rural hospital has become a beacon of hope, thanks to dedicated individuals.
Foreign doctors hold out a lifeline
- 03 Feb 2012 00:00 - Comment
- Without their presence South Africa's national health insurance cannot be implemented successfully to provide quality healthcare.
Department's debt spells trouble for Gauteng hospitals
- 18 Jan 2012 20:11 - Staff Reporter
- A South African medical association says suppliers can't afford to buy equipment for Gauteng hospitals because the health department owes them money.
Improving health through infrastructure
- 02 Dec 2011 00:00 - Advertorial Supplement
- For Thabo Rakoloti, the work the DBSA is doing with the Department of Health could be used as a model for other government departments.
