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Navigating the road to gender-affirming care can be rough, confusing and complicated to say the least. Many medical aids don't cover the hormone...

It's 4am and Cammi Morris, 47, is stretched out on a floral Chinese rug. She prefers this to a yoga mat when she does yoga or Pilates because it...

NationalM&G Reporter | 2018-07-09 00:00:00

Brace yourself for tougher times

NationalM&G Reporter | 2018-06-21 14:45:00

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi presented the Medical Schemes Amendment and National Health Insurance Bills at a press conference in Pretoria on...

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What is the National Health Insurance? The NHI will pool private and public funding to provide better and more equal...

Multimedia | 2017-05-24 00:00:00

Our Laura Lopez Gonzalez asks health minister Aaron Motsoaledi five questions about the National Health Insurance (NHI) and your medical aid.

It’s that time of year again. Many major medical schemes have opened up brief, annual window periods in which members can change their plans....

Almost 30 years ago, virtually no medical scheme covered HIV. Today, legislation has made medical cover for HIV non-negotiable, but some patients...

South Africa’s healthcare system is not merely unviable or unsustainable, "it is at the brink...

"We are seeing dentists going under," said Maretha Smit, chief executive officer of the South African Dental Association (Sada).

Usually there is only one healthcare system in a country, made up of a number of role players, but the South African healthcare system is unlike...