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Health

Government says mpox is under control but cites Covid-19 pandemic in urging caution
National
/ 19 August 2024

Government says mpox is under control but cites Covid-19 pandemic in urging caution

President Cyril Ramaphosa said it was about the rapid spread of the disease across the continent, which reflected a ‘concerning shift in the epidemiological pattern’

By Umamah Bakharia
South Africa’s health department urges vigilance as mpox is declared a continental public health emergency
Health
/ 14 August 2024

South Africa’s health department urges vigilance as mpox is declared a continental public health emergency

The African Centres for Disease Control said so far in 2024, 13 countries had confirmed 2 863 cases and 517 deaths from the viral disease

By Umamah Bakharia
They arrived in Cuba with a suitcase and returned to SA as doctors
Health
/ 13 August 2024

They arrived in Cuba with a suitcase and returned to SA as doctors

Twenty-eight years after the first South African students left for Cuba to study medicine, an increasing number are in senior leadership positions in healthcare

By Sean Christie
How climate change affects people with diabetes
Health
/ 13 August 2024

How climate change affects people with diabetes

Having diabetes is bad enough but heat waves, floods, air pollution and infectious illnesses make dealing with it harder and increase rates

By Tanya Pampalone
New strain of mpox cases surge in DRC and neighbouring countries
Health
/ 7 August 2024

New strain of mpox cases surge in DRC and neighbouring countries

The Clade Ib strain has already jumped borders, with cases being reported in Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya in the last two weeks

By Marietou Ba
BAT and Philip Morris see rise in sale of smokeless products
Business
/ 4 August 2024

BAT and Philip Morris see rise in sale of smokeless products

But regardless of whether it is sniffed, sucked or chewed, the plant is still bad for people’s health

By Anathi Madubela
For Africa’s health to improve, collaboration, innovation and self-reliance is required
Opinion
/ 2 August 2024

For Africa’s health to improve, collaboration, innovation and self-reliance is required

The international community can support the continent through, for example, the transfer of technology to enable drugs and vaccines to be produced on African soil

By Ibrahima Socé Fall
What it would it take to get the 6-monthly anti-HIV jab to South Africa
Health
/ 31 July 2024

What it would it take to get the 6-monthly anti-HIV jab to South Africa

Lenacapavir drug can be made for as little as R740 per year for each patient

By Mia Malan and Linda Pretorius
South Africa to roll out HIV prevention injection CAB-LA in clinics, with US donation
Health
/ 22 July 2024

South Africa to roll out HIV prevention injection CAB-LA in clinics, with US donation

CAB-LA virtually eliminates someone’s chances of contracting HIV, but costs about four times more than the government can afford to pay

By Mia Malan and Linda Pretorius
Court finds Netcare failed to protect employee against abusive surgeon
Health
/ 17 July 2024

Court finds Netcare failed to protect employee against abusive surgeon

Tilana Alida Louw said Dr Stephen Paul Grobler had verbally abused her, hurled profanities, insults, and used blasphemy, in front of other staff and patients

By Tania Broughton
Remembering the Life Esidimeni tragedy
Health
/ 13 July 2024

Remembering the Life Esidimeni tragedy

Section27, representing 44 of the bereaved families, has called for those responsible to be charged with culpable homicide

By Umamah Bakharia
Will the new Eastern Cape govt give people of Ngcobo back their 24/7 health centre?
Health
/ 2 July 2024

Will the new Eastern Cape govt give people of Ngcobo back their 24/7 health centre?

After 2022, the Ngcobo Community Health Centre in the rural Eastern Cape ceased operating 24 hours every day because spiralling crime and dry taps made it impossible for workers to operate at night

By Christina Pitt, Linda Pretorius, Anna-Maria van Niekerk and Mia Malan
Mpox outbreak: Five cases confirmed, one death reported in South Africa
Health
/ 12 June 2024

Mpox outbreak: Five cases confirmed, one death reported in South Africa

The health department said it is investigating the local transmission of the disease after the infected patients were found to have no travel history

By Umamah Bakharia
How Groote Schuur primed Ntobeko Ntusi to head up the SA Medical Research Council
Health
/ 10 June 2024

How Groote Schuur primed Ntobeko Ntusi to head up the SA Medical Research Council

After eight years at the helm of the University of Cape Town’s department of medicine, Ntusi says it is ‘time for somebody else to come and lead’

By Sean Christie
Doctors launch digital solution to boost health literacy in South Africa
Health
/ 8 June 2024

Doctors launch digital solution to boost health literacy in South Africa

The digital solution was designed to inform patients, improve healthcare outcomes and protect doctors

By Aarti Bhana
What the National Health Insurance won’t fix
Health
/ 4 June 2024

What the National Health Insurance won’t fix

If the circumstances in which a health system has to work aren’t fixed, simply passing a law to give everyone access to healthcare won’t change things for the better

By Yogan Pillay and René English
Health problems the hidden hurdle behind learners’ reading difficulties
Opinion
/ 13 May 2024

Health problems the hidden hurdle behind learners’ reading difficulties

Limpopo consistently ranks as one of the provinces with the lowest reading outcomes in Sepedi

By Buyi Zondi
ANC’s message to medical aid users: Stop ‘resistance’ to R200bn NHI plan
Health
/ 18 April 2024

ANC’s message to medical aid users: Stop ‘resistance’ to R200bn NHI plan

Deputy Minister Parks Tau reiterated the government’s stance that medical aid tax breaks will be forfeited to fund the proposed universal health care plan

By Khaya Koko
Rural KwaZulu-Natal is helping the world find a TB vaccine
Health
/ 16 April 2024

Rural KwaZulu-Natal is helping the world find a TB vaccine

Despite being a preventable and curable disease, about 150 people died from TB every day in South Africa in 2022

By Sipokazi Fokazi
World Health Day: SA’s public health sector facing crisis amid budget cuts
Opinion
/ 7 April 2024

World Health Day: SA’s public health sector facing crisis amid budget cuts

About 83 out of every 100 people in our country depend on the public sector for their health care

By Bob Mash
Lose yourself in dance and music to heal
Opinion
/ 28 March 2024

Lose yourself in dance and music to heal

People often rely on antidepressant medicine alone, when the power of collective song and dance is a neglected channel for increased endorphins, dopamine and lowered cortisol

By Skye Scott
Pandemic preparations are unhealthy
Opinion
/ 22 March 2024

Pandemic preparations are unhealthy

A proposed treaty and law changes would compromise national and health sovereignty

By Anjuli Webster
Racist systems threaten global health: It’s time to dismantle them
Opinion
/ 20 March 2024

Racist systems threaten global health: It’s time to dismantle them

We can tackle inequality in access to medicines by reshaping the systems, policies and practices under which life-saving medicines are produced, priced and distributed

By Winnie Byanyima
Some 32 000 people could die if SA doesn’t switch to greener power sooner
The Green Guardian
/ 20 March 2024

Some 32 000 people could die if SA doesn’t switch to greener power sooner

People who live close to coal-fired power plants continue to fall ill from breathing in dirty air

By Zano Kunene
Africa can’t let rich countries forget what they did to us in Covid
Opinion
/ 13 March 2024

Africa can’t let rich countries forget what they did to us in Covid

There is some reason to celebrate the latest version of the draft Pandemic Accord, a deal drawn up to prevent a repeat of Covid’s worst effects. But it’s still too soon to look away

By Tian Johnson
Only by protecting women’s rights can we protect women’s health
Opinion
/ 8 March 2024

Only by protecting women’s rights can we protect women’s health

The health of young women and girls is shaped by gender-based inequalities and violence

By Anne Githuku-Shongwe
Report finds pension grant not enough to make ends meet
Health
/ 26 February 2024

Report finds pension grant not enough to make ends meet

About 3.9 million people in South Africa are beneficiaries of the grant, which is currently at R2 080 per person a month

By Umamah Bakharia
South African tech entrepreneur solves health problem
Health
/ 25 February 2024

South African tech entrepreneur solves health problem

An innovative digital locker means that thousands of public health patients won’t wait for hours in a clinic queue to collect medication

By Lyse Comins
South African doctors make up to 40 times more than those in Kenya and Nigeria
Health
/ 23 February 2024

South African doctors make up to 40 times more than those in Kenya and Nigeria

Still, the South African Medical Association says government doctors in the country aren’t paid enough

By Zano Kunene
Special Tribunal declares PPE contract awarded by Gauteng health department unlawful and invalid
Health
/ 20 February 2024

Special Tribunal declares PPE contract awarded by Gauteng health department unlawful and invalid

The service provider, LNG, has been ordered to pay back the profit earned from the R113.2 million contract

By Umamah Bakharia
How South Africa is legislating its way into a healthcare crisis
Health
/ 17 February 2024

How South Africa is legislating its way into a healthcare crisis

Unregulated tariffs and the lack of low-cost benefit schemes drive up the price of medical aid premiums, causing patients to feel the pain

By Chris Bateman
A team quietly improves people’s health in the Eastern Cape
Health
/ 10 February 2024

A team quietly improves people’s health in the Eastern Cape

The Foundation for Professional Development has harnessed local ownership to provide quality care

By Chris Bateman
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