Dr Hermann Reuter says the biggest battle after HIV in SA is addiction – and it is being ignored

Posted in: Healthcare system, Latest, Provinces, Western Cape

Dr Hermann Reuter did pioneering work treating HIV in the early 2000s in Cape Town and in the rural Eastern Cape. Today, his focus is substance abuse, which he believes is the country’s biggest health issue after HIV. Sue Segar spent time with him to learn about his work in the Garden Route city of George.

Dr Hermann Reuter says the biggest battle after HIV in SA is addiction – and it is being ignored

SA has three spheres of government: Which is responsible for providing primary healthcare services?

Posted in: #Vote4Health, Healthcare system, Latest, Spotlight

A court battle over blocked access to Johannesburg clinics has exposed how responsibility for ensuring access to healthcare services is divided between national, provincial and local government. Ahead of local government elections in November, Christina Pitt investigates where exactly the dividing lines lie.