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Council for medical schemes contravened treasury regulations – AG
The AG's report has found that the Council for Medical Schemes failed to comply with laws governing the financial management of public entities.
Doctors use a torch to do operations
"This year we've been running out of simple things, such as Panado," says one doctor.
State consolidates HIV treatment
New medicine combines ARVs into one pill, making them easier to supply.
[READ] The Gauteng health department’s budget speech 2019/20
Health MEC Bandile Masuku tables his inaugural budget before the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. In the speech, areas such as health facility upgrades and security...
Diabetics at risk of TB (and vice versa)
A report notes that TB rates sky-rocketed in the 1990s fuelled by the HIV epidemic, and warns of a similar situation with diabetes-related TB.
Read Brian Hlongwa’s response to the SIU report
Allegations of graft during his tenure as Gauteng health MEC aren’t new, says ANC Gauteng chief whip. In fact, they’re talked about regularly.
Tense debate over ethics of trial on link between HIV, contraception
Health experts are at loggerheads over research that raises questions about the possible link between the contraceptive injection and HIV.
M&G Health Journalism Centre
Bhekisisa aims to improve health reporting not only at the M&G but also at media houses across the continent.
Gang violence exposes children to mental instability
Children who are exposed to gangsterism are at greater risk of becoming perpetrators of violence themselves, according to a study in Mannenberg.
READ: Mkhize’s speech on the National Health Insurance & women
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize spoke at an exclusive Bhekisisa event for editors on 6 August about the National Health Insurance and what it means for reproductive justice.
Health MEC quits as patient death tally almost triples
Almost 100 Gauteng mental health patients died after MEC Qedani Mahlangu's disastrous decision, the health ombud has found.
Social grants decrease teenage girls’ risk of contracting HIV
Child support grants can protect teenage girls from sugar daddies.
South Africa is placed on alert for ‘superbug’ as drug-resistant yeast infections rise globally
Health experts warn of a potentially fatal fungal infection that is said to be spreading in hospitals.
TB: A dire struggle to keep up on path of increased resistance
Less than half of those treated for resistant strains of TB survive. It's just not good enough.
Dr Harry Surtie Hospital: Double-edged sword of technology
If the new Dr Harry Surtie Hospital has all the latest tech, why are patients complaining?
How far is South Africa in the fight against HIV and TB? Find out.
South Africa boasts the world’s largest HIV treatment programme but are provinces ready to take the lead?