Comment: Free healthcare is a human right
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Louis Reynolds
- That is the foundation on which an equitable and efficient system must be built.
China comes to Africa's medical aid
- 10 May 2013 08:58 - Mia Malan
- Hopes are high that the new partnership will ensure easy, cheaper access to vaccines and medicine.
ARVs alone won't save HIV infected mothers
- 19 Apr 2013 00:00 - Ina Skosana, Mia Malan,
- Access to ARVs is improving, but poor attitudes to patients are aggravating maternal mortality rates.
Bhekisisa: Help us choose a winner
- 05 Apr 2013 00:00 - Staff Reporter
- One of our reader letters will win a one-year digital subscription to the Mail & Guardian. Help us decide who deserves it.
Zambia row puts hospital project on ice
- 28 Mar 2013 00:00 - Zarina Geloo
- A vital 'SA-style' facility for Lusaka is on hold while its pugnacious backer and the IDC squabble.
Health matters: Let's bhekisisa it
- 28 Mar 2013 00:00 - Mia Malan
- The M&G's new health journalism centre is ready to make its mark, scrutinise and inform.
Opinion: SA should use Brics membership to strengthen research
- 21 Mar 2013 11:51 - John Ouma-Mugabe
- South Africa has a lot to learn about efficient and effective ways to approach health research and policy, suggests John Ouma-Mugabe.
Health MEC: turn-around strategy has helped Gauteng settle R4.2bn in accruals
- 02 Mar 2013 19:09 - Sapa
- The turn-around strategy implemented by the Gauteng health department is helping to solve poor financial management, said MEC Ahm Papo.
Economic policy: The poor still lose
- 01 Mar 2013 00:00 - Daygan Eager
- Rural areas have always been at the bottom of the list when it comes to healthcare and expenditure.
Rape begets rape – SA's brutal legacy
- 01 Mar 2013 00:00 - Amy Green
- Studies show that men who themselves are victims are more likely to abuse women
Write to us
- 18 Feb 2013 16:30 - Amy Green
- M&G Health would like to hear from you.
Rural healthcare is crying out for a good plan and a real budget
- 15 Feb 2013 00:00 - Desmond Kegakilwe
- Financial mismanagement, weak leadership and understaffed facilities are not unique to the Eastern Cape.
Video | A lone walk to Pretoria
- 31 Jan 2013 17:07
- An artist's march from Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital to the Union Buildings has drawn attention to the perilous state of public health in South Africa.
Maternal health gets a boost in Malawi
- 14 Dec 2012 00:00 - Faranaaz Parker
- The country is focusing on giving women access to family planning services. Faranaaz Parker reports.
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.
Motsoaledi: South Africa's healthcare declining
- 07 Sep 2012 12:26 - Miranda Andrew
- Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says South Africa spends more on healthcare than many other countries but patient care continues to decline.
Video | Mental health: Access and stigma
- 28 Jul 2012 13:39
- Charlene Sunkel knows first-hand the stigmas about mental health in society. Sharing her story, she talks of her experience accessing public healthcare.
