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Medics ‘sabotaged’ Eastern Cape health
The Eastern Cape health department claims hospital staff misled a government inspection team to create a bad impression.
Hospital staff dismissed for striking against dodgy doctor
Four Messina Hospital staff members, who are also shop stewards for the union Nehawu, have been dismissed for inciting strike action against a doctor.
How Gordhan’s expenditure cuts could affect health targets
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan’s "careful control of the wage Bill" will impact negatively on health service delivery, says a health economist.
Brazil’s sick of patent exploitation
The country is fighting the intellectual property laws that hiked up the cost of its HIV programme.
Green rooibos takes fight to diabetes
An antioxidant found in tea brewed from the indigenous plant offers hope for new treatments.
Bring back the lost girls
This country must find ways to keep girls in school and educate them about HIV prevention.
Government to take over Durban’s McCord Hospital
McCord Hospital in Durban will be sold to the government in a deal that will be concluded next year.
Patient fees cripple Zim’s healthcare
Skewed state funding has left many centres dependent on fees that patients can't afford, writes Mara Kardas-Nelson.
Harsh price of HIV-linked longevity
HIV+ people on ARVs are now living longer lifespans. But the virus's associated diseases could put an unbearable strain on the health system.
Staunching SA’s pregnancy wound
Unless the state's plan to curb maternal deaths is wholly implemented, it won't make a dent.
Medical back-up in Pondo initiation
Eastern Cape royals are campaigning to use medical circumcision in traditional rituals.
‘I still have sex, even with HIV’
Two young people speak out about life, and love, and the very real risk of rejection.
Nursing Zim prisons back to health
One man's mission to bring sanitary sanity and dignity to those kept behind bars.
Are penis enlargements worth your while?
Endowment policies differ, but most people agree that "enlargement" promises much, delivers little.
McCord Hospital’s fate turns again
Government officials and McCord Hospital's board picked up negotiations as a court interdict has stalled the health facility's closure.
McCord Hospital board contests Nehawu court interdict to stall closure
The National Education Health and Allied Workers' Union has claimed that an interim court interdict has been granted, despite others rejecting this.