After 14 years of delays, the Health Professions Council should have seen what was coming in the Wouter Basson case.
While South African life expectancy dropped between 1990 and 2013, the are signs of hope again.
A move to ban Wouter Basson from medicine has been met with a tongue-lashing from his lawyer.
This doctor returned to his home town to live, love and heal.
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/ 18 November 2014
The epidemic could end in 15 years if "fast-track targets" are accelerated in the next six years – if not, infection rates could continue to rise.
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/ 11 November 2014
Durban’s 48.2% HIV rate among MSM is more than SA’s highest infection rate – 37.4% among pregnant women in Kwazulu-Natal.
While Cape Town and Johannesburg are two of SA’s healthiest cities, Bloemfontein and Pretoria fall short, according to a study.
Many people are dying preventable deaths from pulmonary embolisms or deep-vein thrombosis. Increased awareness can help reduce the toll.
To speed up the country’s delivery of qualified doctors, Western Cape Health MEC Theuns Botha says private medical schools are necessary.
Even though the Constitution guarantees disabled children the right to education, many don’t go to school, or have great difficulty in doing so.