Readers write in about racism, land reform, health care reform and water leaks.
The health scheme is scheduled to be functioning by 2025 but the precise costs are still not known.
SA spends an enormous amount on preventative medicine but no one can tell where the failures are.
Instead of acknowledging the logistical challenges at hospitals and clinics, the minister has tried to shift the focus to others.
General Electric says it is seeking to target power, health and locomotive opportunities in the hopes of boosting economies in Africa.
The robots will help minimise trauma and damage to the patient by aiding surgeons in minimally invasive operations, giving operators greater accuracy.
State officials have visited Dihlabeng and the Free State health MEC says he will follow suit.
Uganda’s biggest public health threat is the drain of its medical brains to Trinidad and Tobago.
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/ 27 January 2015
Issuing the proclamation led to a situation that could discourage practitioners from providing essential services for fear of criminal sanction.
Two emerging technologies look promising, but top oncology researchers are concerned about dangers seen during clinical trials.
Deputy Minister of Correctional Services Thabang Makwetla claims that prisoners in SA have access to better healthcare. Africa Check investigates.
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/ 7 November 2014
Doctors and nurses don’t need a miracle drug to prevent the massive number of premature deaths.
We must revisit the contested professionalisation of medicine and the birth of the clinic.
Through a new University of Stellenbosh programme, academics are seeking to develop new methods to address the links between health and development.
Experts believe Ginkgo biloba, a natural product used in vitamin supplements, may be harmful if taken together with HIV medication.
We need innovative thinking to address the burden of disease.
The province’s embattled health department is due to investigate a hospital after critical medical supplies were found stored in a transit site.
The philanthropist says the rise of the continent will depend on whether its leaders are open to learning from each other, and from their own people.
Acts such as Malakoane’s go beyond nepotism. They are simply the crudest and cruellest form of political arrogance and corruption.
This week holds the opportunity for us to show that we are serious about having a world where no child is born to die.
These stories show how complex health is in Mpumalanga, and how few opportunities there are for disempowered people to change their circumstances.
While many say the Free State health department’s financial situation is dire, officials say "there’s no problem at all".
The provincial health department has begun clamping down on negligence by doctors and nurses at state hospitals, with a focus on maternity wards.
Activists says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan misrepresented the true state of the country’s health in his budget speech.
The Rural Health Advocacy Project says the budget was "disappointing" as it does not make provision for improvements in healthcare service delivery.
In her state of the province speech, Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane says more access to health care has been achieved as residents are healthier.
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has left serious questions about the National Health Insurance scheme unanswered, writes Chris Archer.
Aid may often be criticised, but it works, says the Gates Foundation.
US President Barack Obama’s long-awaited healthcare insurance marketplace launches on New Year’s Day after a troubled rollout.
A new standard for global e-health has been achieved that allows for end-to-end, plug-and-play connectivity in personal connected health devices.
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/ 11 December 2013
Health ministers from the G8 nations are meeting in London to tackle what experts warn is a ‘dementia time-bomb’ as the world’s population ages.
Progress in healthcare and education indicates that South Africans’ lives have improved, writes Busani Ngcaweni from the deputy president’s office.