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Two women punted as frontrunners to replace Mkhize
Ramaphosa is said to be considering appointing former Gauteng health MEC Dr Gwen Ramokgopa or Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as the minister of health
Motsoaledi: Why I use government hospitals
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has promised to get state facilities running to the highest standards.
NHI pioneers new payment system
In the first of a two-part series about the NHI, Mia Malan reports on state plans to change the rigid reimbursement formula for private doctors.
Opinion: SA should use Brics membership to strengthen research
South Africa has a lot to learn about efficient and effective ways to approach health research and policy, suggests John Ouma-Mugabe.
Health sector cleared for surgery
An industry-wide probe into private healthcare seems likely, but stakeholders fear a witch hunt.
Minister wants to stop patient rip-offs
Mia Malan speaks to the health minister and others in the healthcare sector about the guideline tariffs
Dummies’ guide to medical tariffs
Health professionals are finding the state’s planned guidelines for fees a bitter pill to swallow.
‘Confident’ China rules out post-quake epidemics
Chinese medical teams have fanned out across the earthquake zone, disinfecting makeshift camps and educating survivors, and on Monday the Health Ministry said it could guarantee…
China steps up fight to stave off disease
China stepped up the fight on Thursday to stave off disease among over five million earthquake homeless as it tried to boost morale with plans to bring the Olympic flame through…
Manto may be in contempt of court, says Public Protector
Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang may be guilty of contempt of court for criticising a ruling that allowed the Sunday Times to comment on her health records, the Public…
Japan’s teenage smokers face wrinkle test
Teenage smokers in Japan could soon be taking their last illicit puffs thanks to the introduction of cigarette-vending machines that can spot underage customers just by looking…
Malawi seeks to oust fake Aids healers
Malawi lawmakers on Tuesday began examining draft legislation aimed at ridding the HIV/Aids-plagued country of quacks claiming to cure the pandemic through such remedies as sex…
Govt to curb private healthcare costs
The government is to intervene to curb rocketing private healthcare costs and prevent the sector’s ”demise”, Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said on Tuesday. The health…
Ebola eradicated in Uganda
Uganda is officially free of the deadly Ebola virus, which killed 37 people in the East African country last year, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Forty-two days passed…
Strong quake hits near Indonesia’s Aceh
A magnitude-7,5 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Aceh province on Wednesday, killing at least three people, injuring several and sending thousands fleeing their homes and offices in…