Pharmaceutical companies say that delayed drug registrations by the Medicines Control Council may have played a role in stock outs.
Experts warn state clinics and hospitals are likely to further deteriorate as the public purse shrinks.
Only two state cancer specialists remain in the province of more than 10-million people.
Experts warn that the country’s overburdened asylum system could leave people trapped at ‘processing centres’ for years.
Children who experience discrimination may be more at risk of mental and physical ill-health.
Experts suggest that banning corporal punishment in the home could lead to a less violent society. Joan van Dyk explains.
New research reveals complex relationships between harsh parenting and violence later in life for children.
Medical aids cover far less for psychiatric illnesses than they do for physical ailments.
Why languish in illness when the poor could be used to help you live long and prosper? A dubious advertisement recently advocated.
The quest for better working conditions leaves striking doctors with a tough decision but they might not have to choose.