Health Care
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Africa’s forgotten colony in the Sahara
Rich in resources but largely unrecognised, those in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic eke out a livelihood under harsh conditions.
The Covid pandemic has exacerbated weaknesses in health systems, particularly in poor countries
Strategic investments in health care for all are needed to ensure safe births, treatment of tuberculosis, malaria, measles, pneumonia and diarrhoea, and children are vaccinated
Africans flock, rather than take flight
Most people’s response is to flee or fight when faced with a problem, particularly an ongoing one, but in Southern Africa they work together
Include indigenous knowledge and cultures in the curriculum to improve health
A recent study revealed that indigenous people see the introduction of formal education as having brought ill-health
Pairing learning with food is a winning recipe
Much more support of homemade nutrition programmes is needed to ensure gaps are filled
Sharing best practice key to healthy results solutions
Healthcare workers from across Africa are working together to find last-mile solutions
How did an otherwise healthy man with a broken leg end up dead in a hospital ceiling?
The bizarre case from Durban is at least the second such case nationally in the last three years.
The workforce that makes our health system work
Community health workers need to be supported so that policies can be tangibly effective
Public finance is key to delivering the human right to health
Across all countries and societies, access to health and healthcare services ought to be top priority
The goal is to end GBV in its entirety!
We need to reach out to all community stakeholders and use the influence of the community leaders to change perceptions around gender-based violence
AMRH Partnership Platform – Advancing medicines regulatory outcomes in Africa
This initiative will harmonise the different interventions for maximum impact
Bongeka Zuma
Student, Stanford University
This man blew the lid off the #LifeEsidimeni tragedy. Read what it taught him.
When we got our independence, we did not ask ourselves what kind of ethics this new country needed. SA’s health ombud reflects on his first big case.
Think you’re going to opt out of the #NHI when it comes? Think again.
In June, the health minister released the long-awaited National Health Insurance Bill. What does it mean to you and your medical aid? We tell you.
Research to improve rural community health
Management Award: contribution through management and related SET and innovation activities by an individual