[caption id="attachment_4683" align="alignnone" width="300"] Doris Ntuli[/caption] By Sasha Stevenson SECTION27 supports the extension of healthcare to as many South Africans as possible, but until the public health system is fixed…
By Marcus Low [caption id="attachment_6397" align="alignnone" width="300"] Brian Hlongwa, former Gauteng Health MEC and now ANC Chief Whip. Pic: Mail & Guardian[/caption] This week the Special Investigating Unit’s long overdue…
As an old AIDS activist, with a passion for womens rights (my activism began in 1986 and I was one of the first to write about HIV and women; my first book was published nearly a decade later, after many articles etc), I am dazzled and frustrated to see how we can make progress in many areas, and walk backwards in others, writes Robin Gorna.
The South African Department of Health this week announced it will be making a new tuberculosis medicine available more widely than recommended by the World Health Organisation. The department deserves credit for this brave decision that will both save lives and prevent many patients from suffering irreversible hearing loss.
The rot in the healthcare system is far too deep for anything other than a fundamental overhaul and a deep cleansing of corrupt officials to do the trick.
My thoughts on health workers as patient advocates stems from my experiences in both spaces – the public sector and civil society.
Flight attendant grounded after disclosing HIV status. By Ufrieda Ho
Why have sexual and reproductive rights remained controversial and contested in Africa? Building on a previous SRHR-focussed Spotlight article by Thuthu Mbatha and Mark Heywood, Tendai Mafuma takes on this difficult question.
We need to amend the National Health Act (No. 61 of 2003) so as to give the Minister of Health greater powers to intervene in provinces and avert disasters in provinces. If we do not, the Minister’s hands will remain tied when it comes to the next Life Esidimeni, the ongoing oncology crisis, and the non-placement of medical interns, argues Dr Ndiviwe Mphothulo.
Thank you for what you are doing to try and restore good governance to our country and root out corruption. I am sorry to have to add more challenges to your to-do list.
Jovial Rantao, editor of the African Independent, wrote this personal reflection on the cost of the strike in the NorthWest.
An innovative project in Bulungula in the Eastern Cape is showing how quality healthcare and education can be provided in a deep rural area.