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Healthcare

Human development is under threat
Article
/ 13 December 2019

Human development is under threat

Achieving significant progress means we are going to have to ditch neoliberal capitalism

By Alf Gunvald Nilsen
The future of health in South Africa
Article
/ 22 November 2019

The future of health in South Africa

Digital health technology is already having a huge impact on healthcare, both for patients and health professionals

By Romulen Pillay
People are the heart of healthcare
Article
/ 31 October 2019

People are the heart of healthcare

Digital health technology can empower people to take better care of their own health

By Jasper Westerink
Learning and research for 21st Century capacity development
Article
/ 27 September 2019

Learning and research for 21st Century capacity development

UP medical students work in the community to understand what it means to be a practitioner at all levels

By Leigh Wils
Community healthcare workers are the link
Article
/ 27 September 2019

Community healthcare workers are the link

They often identify additional problems, such as people needing food, IDs and housing

By Leigh Wils
Using the COPC Toolkit to plan integrated healthcare delivery
Article
/ 27 September 2019

Using the COPC Toolkit to plan integrated healthcare delivery

The toolkit integrates data to better predict and respond to health needs in an area

By Advertorial Supplement
The power, the purse strings and the NHI
Article
/ 20 September 2019

The power, the purse strings and the NHI

The NHI Bill proposes major shifts in who controls our national and provincial health budgets. Will the draft legislation rob provinces of control?

By Russel Rensburg
Hospital crime endangers workers
Article
/ 23 August 2019

Hospital crime endangers workers

There may be no quick fix to making our hospitals safer, but there may be one simple place to start

By Nelisiwe Msomi
Why babies and mothers are still dying
Article
/ 16 August 2019

Why babies and mothers are still dying

Look to perceptions and local context – and not more training for nurses – to cut the mortality rate

By Sema Sgaier
The manifestation of climate injustice
Article
/ 13 August 2019

The manifestation of climate injustice

Following the new UN report on climate change and agricultural land use, how will climate change affect communities in informal urban areas

By David S Williams
Healthcare’s crucial tool is trust
Article
/ 2 August 2019

Healthcare’s crucial tool is trust

A new survey reveals that most people know little about science and this negatively affects preventative medicine

By Jeremy Farrar
Why debt is a human rights issue
Africa
/ 26 July 2019

Why debt is a human rights issue

Many SADC countries are using scarce resources to service loans instead of offering public services

By Deprose Muchena
An SMS a day keeps teens alive
Article
/ 25 July 2019

An SMS a day keeps teens alive

By making a devastating mistake, this clinic proved it was on the right track

By Joan Van Dyk
Shot-caller, calculated, master of survival. SA, meet your new health minister.
Article
/ 31 May 2019

Shot-caller, calculated, master of survival. SA, meet your new health minister.

Will Ramaphosa’s new health minister wield enough power to bring recalcitrant MECs to heel?

By Mia Malan, Laura López González and Bhekisisa Team
Precarious politicking: What the law says about foreigners and healthcare in SA
Videos
/ 6 May 2019

Precarious politicking: What the law says about foreigners and healthcare in SA

Did you know that anyone hailing from SADC has the right to be treated just like a South African?

By Laura López González and Dylan Bush
‘What can you do for your country?’
Article
/ 12 April 2019

‘What can you do for your country?’

Nelson Mandela University’s chancellor urges recent graduates to work for justice and equality in society

By Zandile Mbabela
Discovery gets up doctors’ noses
Article
/ 22 February 2019

Discovery gets up doctors’ noses

Surgical specialists are concerned that day hospitals won’t suit their own or patients’ needs

By Lynley Donnelly
#Budget2019: Health funding declines as legal claims threaten to bury provinces
Article
/ 21 February 2019

#Budget2019: Health funding declines as legal claims threaten to bury provinces

Legal claims against the health department have soared to R80.4-billion and now equate to more than half the annual provincial health budgets.

By Daniel Mclaren
AI set to transform healthcare
Article
/ 15 February 2019

AI set to transform healthcare

High-perfoming computers can analyse huge swaths of health data accurately and quickly

By Nafisa Akabor
How to get the most out of your gym membership
Article
/ 18 January 2019

How to get the most out of your gym membership

Finally, go where you’ve always feared to tread at the gym with these four tips.

By Neil Gibson
Mabuza: ‘The NHI must not negate private health schemes for those who desire them’
Article
/ 19 October 2018

Mabuza: ‘The NHI must not negate private health schemes for those who desire them’

Read what Deputy President David Mabuza had to say about primary health care and the NHI in his Presidential Health Summit speech.

By Bhekisisa Team Author
India’s Modi launches ‘world’s largest’ health insurance scheme
Article
/ 24 September 2018

India’s Modi launches ‘world’s largest’ health insurance scheme

Ayushman Bharat programme dubbed ‘Modicare’ promises to insure 500 million people across the country

By Agency
Altron reveals a new brand
Article
/ 2 August 2018

Altron reveals a new brand

A single brand will improve the customer experience

By Advertising Feature and Advertising Supplement
Competition Commission releases findings into private healthcare pricing
Article
/ 5 July 2018

Competition Commission releases findings into private healthcare pricing

After months of delay, the commission’s report could reveal what’s really pushing up your medical bills.

By Bhekisisa Team Author
Striving for a malaria-free Africa
Article
/ 29 June 2018

Striving for a malaria-free Africa

Communication Award for outreach and creating awareness by a team or individual

By Staff Reporter
WATCH LIVE: Motsoaledi addresses allegations of ‘collapse of public healthcare’
Article
/ 5 June 2018

WATCH LIVE: Motsoaledi addresses allegations of ‘collapse of public healthcare’

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi briefs the media on the current state of health in South Africa.

By Bhekisisa Team Author and Bhekisisa Team
We’re launching new medical schools but will we have jobs for their graduates?
Article
/ 14 November 2017

We’re launching new medical schools but will we have jobs for their graduates?

The future of South Africa’s doctors rests on provincial purses.

By Bhekisisa Team
New medical school slated for Eastern Cape
Article
/ 6 October 2017

New medical school slated for Eastern Cape

Another school could be on the cards for the North West province as well.

By Joan Van Dyk
Are drones taking off as the future of African healthcare?
Africa
/ 29 August 2017

Are drones taking off as the future of African healthcare?

Drones can make doctors and nurses more efficient, but they can’t replace them altogether

By Raeesa Pather and Simon Allison
Meet the doctors: Take a look at this country’s first crop of homegrown physicians
Article
/ 3 August 2017

Meet the doctors: Take a look at this country’s first crop of homegrown physicians

Finally capping its own medics, the country must now retain them and coax them into rural areas.

By Ryan Lenora Brown
Building the case for day hospitals
Article
/ 28 July 2017

Building the case for day hospitals

They make healthcare more affordable say proponents, but are still underutilised locally

By Lynley Donnelly
Healthcare on the frontlines of the fight for Mosul
Article
/ 29 June 2017

Healthcare on the frontlines of the fight for Mosul

Despite the extreme challenges and deep sadness of daily life in and around Mosul, the resilience of the health workers of Mosul is awe inspiring.

By Staff Reporter
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