How a team at Groote Schuur is beating breast cancer against the odds
An inspiring team of doctors at Groote Schuur Hospital’s Breast Cancer Clinic are succeeding in the face of severe resource constraints.
Are we ready for NHI, among many questions in North West
MPs this weekend made their 7th pitstop for the public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill (NHI). With seven provinces covered thus far, only the Western Cape and Gauteng remains.
SA compares well with US on some HIV metrics
The HIV epidemics in South Africa and the United States are different in important ways, but some key metrics look remarkably similar.
Calls in Mangaung to fix the healthcare system before implementing NHI
Many residents of Mangaung in the Free State came out in support of the NHI Bill during the public hearings this week but asked that existing problems in the healthcare sector be fixed.
No radical changes for WC health as new department head is introduced
The Western Cape Department of Health will get a new Head of Department, Dr Keith Cloete by April, but it seems there will be no radical changes to the strategic direction and work of this department.
Children’s health in 2020: Top 10 issues to watch
With little progress being made in certain areas of child, adolescent and maternal health, Kathryn Cleary spoke to the experts to outline the top 10 issues to watch for the new year and the new decade.
Projects use movies to change health behaviour
Some innovative local organisations are using film to empower people to make better decisions about their health.
Public Protector flags irregular KZN health contracts
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health has again been taken to task on poor contract management and allegations of tender irregularities – this time by the Public Protector.
Little access to safe surgery in SADC, conference hears
Only 5 percent of people in Sub-Saharan Africa have access to safe surgery and many countries in the region have no surgical policies, delegates heard yesterday at an agenda setting conference hosted by Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Global Surgery.
Face to Face: Winde on HIV, Zille and tough choices
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde is chairing the province’s AIDS council, something his predecessor Helen Zille did not do. Alicestine October sat down with Winde to discuss HIV, Zille and much more.
Health in 2020: Eight questions facing SA
Between President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ongoing new dawn and important healthcare reforms, 2020 will be a critically important year for healthcare in South Africa. Spotlight formulated eight questions to set out what is at stake.
Comprehensive sexuality education is a universal right
The scourge of HIV and deaths due to unsafe abortion among young people urgently calls for age appropriate Comprehensive Sex Education. It also calls for reform of restrictive laws and for more resources to be allocated to Sexual and Reproductive Health, writes Thuthukile Mbatha.