A simple practice that benefits all newborns is also bringing down mortality rates.
Their life expectancy is almost as high as those who are HIV free, yet they pay much more.
Having a baby in sub-Saharan Africa is riskier than anywhere else according to the latest State of the World’s Mothers report.
GPs with their own practices are interested in working for the NHI scheme – with caveats.
In the first of a two-part series about the NHI, Mia Malan reports on state plans to change the rigid reimbursement formula for private doctors.
Access to ARVs is improving, but poor attitudes to patients are aggravating maternal mortality rates.
New medicine combines ARVs into one pill, making them easier to supply.
ANC members in Nelson Mandela Bay are sceptical that the removal of mayor Zanoxolo Wayile will improve service delivery.
‘Baby bins’ can mean the difference between life – and death at the bottom of a trash can.
Immune boosters should not be substituted for real medication. Yet the claims on their packaging may seduce and persuade consumers