Rich in resources but largely unrecognised, those in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic eke out a livelihood under harsh conditions.
Strategic investments in health care for all are needed to ensure safe births, treatment of tuberculosis, malaria, measles, pneumonia and diarrhoea, and children are vaccinated
Most people’s response is to flee or fight when faced with a problem, particularly an ongoing one, but in Southern Africa they work together
A recent study revealed that indigenous people see the introduction of formal education as having brought ill-health
Much more support of homemade nutrition programmes is needed to ensure gaps are filled
Healthcare workers from across Africa are working together to find last-mile solutions
The bizarre case from Durban is at least the second such case nationally in the last three years.
Community health workers need to be supported so that policies can be tangibly effective
Across all countries and societies, access to health and healthcare services ought to be top priority
We need to reach out to all community stakeholders and use the influence of the community leaders to change perceptions around gender-based violence
This initiative will harmonise the different interventions for maximum impact
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When we got our independence, we did not ask ourselves what kind of ethics this new country needed. SA’s health ombud reflects on his first big case.
In June, the health minister released the long-awaited National Health Insurance Bill. What does it mean to you and your medical aid? We tell you.
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Management Award: contribution through management and related SET and innovation activities by an individual
In a hardline response to growing labour arrest by the country’s new leadership, all nurses who were on strike have been fired
Picketing doctors and nurses in Limpopo could be just a taste of what’s to come as unions and government prepare to head to the bargaining table.
Health ombudsman Malegapuru William Makgoba says that primary health services must be strengthened
Entrenched sexist views on pain prevent many women from accessing quality healthcare
”Most drugs users have a pauper’s burial. On very rare occasions the family buries them.”
Transgender individuals in conservative small towns are too scared to seek medical treatment
The second industrial action in as many years is likely to stretch into its second week.
The quest for better working conditions leaves striking doctors with a tough decision but they might not have to choose.
Could Zimbabwe’s new Health Development Fund rescue the country’s cash-strapped clinics and hospitals?
But the National Health Insurance fund will go some way towards alleviating the current dire state of affairs.
Some pharmacists will be doing their community service at private pharmacies amid a shortage of posts.
Jacket would detect symptoms up to four times faster than a doctor.
The WHO is the unifying force to focus all stakeholders on advancing universal health coverage.
Health experts warn of a potentially fatal fungal infection that is said to be spreading in hospitals.
Research shows that any shift longer than 16 hours puts doctors and patients at risk.
Malaria medication is being accidentally wasted on other conditions.