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Doctors will need to pay attention not only to a patient’s physical health but also the person’s emotional, social and psychospiritual aspects.
CANCER

National Health Insurance system will mean little if we don’t offer the right kind of care

Although the NHI offers much-needed reform, it must find a new way to care for patients – an approach that treats people emotionally, physically, socially, psychologically and…

  • Shadrick Mazaza
5 min read
Professor Ntobeko Ntusi, SAMRC President and CEO.
DOCTOR TO PATIENT RATIO

The state of health in South Africa: Reflections and future directions

While progress has been made in some sectors, there are critical gaps in the healthcare infrastructure

  • Professor Ntobeko Ntusi
4 min read
Worldwide, it has been shown that healthcare-user fees dramatically reduce demand for health services ― especially preventive services, because people may not perceive that they need interventions. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BHEKISISA

Crime and medicine: How to keep criminals out of our hospitals

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

  • Nelisiwe Msomi
6 min read
Women across the country’s nine provinces joined the #TheTotalShutdownMarch to protest the alarming rates of gender-based violence in South Africa. (David Harrison/M&G)
BHEKISISA TEAM

Does South Africa need a Human Rights Commission?

History repeats as old health emergencies emerge anew. Is the health ombud the person to lead fights the Human Rights Commission started?

  • Joan Van Dyk
  • Bhekisisa Team
12 min read