Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has introduced a new contraceptive implant, which is active for three years, and is available at clinics from June.
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/ 21 February 2014
His reasoning has come in for much criticism, but the minister has no wish to continue the debate.
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/ 6 February 2014
Minister, please sit down with the private health sector before the NHI has us paying more but getting less, writes Dr Chris Archer.
The health department has corrected a newspaper report wherin a spokesperson was misquoted as saying that condom lubricant can soothe arthritic pain.
Bhekisisa looks back at, and follows up on, some of the most popular and impactful stories of 2013.
Mentally disabled people in the rural Eastern Cape are considered worthless, even evil. When girls are sexually abused, mothers are no longer shocked.
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/ 23 October 2013
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan’s "careful control of the wage Bill" will impact negatively on health service delivery, says a health economist.
Speaking after the launch of the HIV, counselling and testing campaign, Aaron Motsoaledi has urged MPs to lead by example and get circumcised.
It took the state’s forensics services on average 26 weeks last year to supply the result of an alcohol blood level test, says the health minister.
The Gauteng health department cannot account for more than R12-billion, nearly half its budget, reported the Star.
Half of South Africa’s 100 000 blind children could have been saved if they were treated earlier, shows a new report.
It’s World Breastfeeding Week and government and Save the Children have joined forces to promote breastfeeding to save children’s lives.
Rehabilitation plans for the thousands of people with disabilities must be included in the NHI.
The state’s hopes for the nonsurgical circumcision device rest on its acceptance in initiation rituals.
Médecins Sans Frontières says in five months there has been no improvement with Eastern Cape HIV and TB drug stock-outs.
A new look at family planning, especially among teens in South Africa, is on the cards.
While HPV vaccines will save lives, target schoolgirls will be hard to reach.
The hunt is on for a new private sector partner with the expertise to set up a drug-making plan.
Prevenar and Rotarix have emptied paediatric wards but the coverage is still too low.
New medicine combines ARVs into one pill, making them easier to supply.
SA’s gold mines are estimated to have the highest number of new TB cases in the world, making the disease a leading export to neighbouring countries.
An inaccurate figure that 28% of all schoolgirls in SA were infected with HIV has been reported as fact by a multitude of news agencies.
Rural areas have always been at the bottom of the list when it comes to healthcare and expenditure.
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/ 14 February 2013
Mia Malan speaks to the health minister and others in the healthcare sector about the
guideline tariffs
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/ 14 February 2013
Mia Malan speaks to the health minister and others in the healthcare sector about the guideline tariffs.
Public-private partnerships play a crucial role in strengthening the healthcare systems in resource-deprived regions of Africa.
A laboratory technologist or technician makes a significant contribution to the patient in a hospital.
GeneXpert MTB/RIF test provides hope for clinicians and laboratory workers trying to manage TB.
Barry Schoub received the ASLM Lifetime Achievement Award
Strengthening the health systems of African countries in the sub-Saharan region, will help move beyond the tipping point in their epidemics.
Without quality laboratories, there cannot be accurate clinical testing or reliable results.
African governments are committed in improving public health systems.