Achieving significant progress means we are going to have to ditch neoliberal capitalism
Digital health technology is already having a huge impact on healthcare, both for patients and health professionals
Digital health technology can empower people to take better care of their own health
UP medical students work in the community to understand what it means to be a practitioner at all levels
They often identify additional problems, such as people needing food, IDs and housing
The toolkit integrates data to better predict and respond to health needs in an area
The NHI Bill proposes major shifts in who controls our national and provincial health budgets. Will the draft legislation rob provinces of control?
There may be no quick fix to making our hospitals safer, but there may be one simple place to start
Look to perceptions and local context – and not more training for nurses – to cut the mortality rate
Following the new UN report on climate change and agricultural land use, how will climate change affect communities in informal urban areas
A new survey reveals that most people know little about science and this negatively affects preventative medicine
Many SADC countries are using scarce resources to service loans instead of offering public services
By making a devastating mistake, this clinic proved it was on the right track
Will Ramaphosa’s new health minister wield enough power to bring recalcitrant MECs to heel?
Did you know that anyone hailing from SADC has the right to be treated just like a South African?
Nelson Mandela University’s chancellor urges recent graduates to work for justice and equality in society
Surgical specialists are concerned that day hospitals won’t suit their own or patients’ needs
Legal claims against the health department have soared to R80.4-billion and now equate to more than half the annual provincial health budgets.
High-perfoming computers can analyse huge swaths of health data accurately and quickly
Finally, go where you’ve always feared to tread at the gym with these four tips.
Read what Deputy President David Mabuza had to say about primary health care and the NHI in his Presidential Health Summit speech.
Ayushman Bharat programme dubbed ‘Modicare’ promises to insure 500 million people across the country
A single brand will improve the customer experience
After months of delay, the commission’s report could reveal what’s really pushing up your medical bills.
Communication Award for outreach and creating awareness by a team or individual
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi briefs the media on the current state of health in South Africa.
The future of South Africa’s doctors rests on provincial purses.
Another school could be on the cards for the North West province as well.
Drones can make doctors and nurses more efficient, but they can’t replace them altogether
Finally capping its own medics, the country must now retain them and coax them into rural areas.
They make healthcare more affordable say proponents, but are still underutilised locally
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.