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Free State workers demonstrate over health crisis
The TAC says it fears the arrest of over 50 community healthcare workers after they began a sit-in at the province's health department headquarters.
DA reports Free State health dept to SAHRC over ‘gross incompetence’
Free State's health department has been reported to the SA Human Rights Commission over "rights violations" such as food shortages and overcrowding.
Free State’s ‘collapsing’ health dept needs help, stat
The TAC and Section27 say their investigation into the province's health department shows it needs urgent intervention by three state ministries.
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.
Free State health dept could face national takeover
While many say the Free State health department's financial situation is dire, officials say "there's no problem at all".
Bhekisisa scoops awards
Bhekisisa, the Mail & Guardian's health desk, bagged four awards at the Discovery Health Journalism Awards on Wednesday night.
SA’s the fattest sub-Saharan African nation – study
Seven out of 10 women and four out of 10 men in SA have significantly more body fat than what is deemed healthy, shows a groundbreaking new study.
Silent killer: SA men unaware of hypertension
Three out of four SA men with hypertension don't know they have this condition, which is responsible for the deaths of 230 South Africans daily.
Controversial Messina doctor fired by Limpopo health dept
Messina Hospital doctor Allick Msebe Dube has been dismissed following complaints from staff, patients and humanitarian organisations.
PrePex could cut down on botched circumcision deaths
A non-surgical circumcision tool could provide a way for initiation schools to eliminate initiate deaths from traditional circumcision complications.
Contraceptives: South Africans are still out of the loop
Human error and scant access to preventative measures continue to cause unintended pregnancies, many of which lead to abortion.
Bhekisisa on the cutting edge in Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga-based journalists discovered a new circumcision device, called PrePex, at a Bhekisisa media training event on Monday.
Drug trove expiring in clinic fiasco
Rent arrears have shut a clinic's doors – just 500m from the Free State health MEC's office.
New TB drug regimen on the horizon
Patients with drug resistant TB could benefit from a new drug regimen, which will be tested in clinical trials this year.
Controversial Messina doctor’s medical licence revoked
Almost a year after the first complaints were filed with the HPCSA about Dr Dube, the Limpopo doctor's medical licence has been stripped.
Medical negligence claims threaten NHI
Due to the high costs of litigation medical negligence claims could bankrupt a future NHI, say experts.