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The world needs midwives, now more than ever
May 5 is International Midwife Day: a day to acknowledge the vital impact midwives have on maternal health in South Africa.
Doctors give NHI a qualified thumbs up
GPs with their own practices are interested in working for the NHI scheme – with caveats.
Take care over the next hill
What, if anything, does the private healthcare sector have to offer the rural poor?
Ignorant reporting can be lethal
As the fallout regarding misinformation about vaccines and antiretrovirals shows, words can kill.
Bhekisisa: Our health journalism centre is here
The Mail & Guardian has launched its health journalism centre, Bhekisisa. You can find all the details here.
Why has Gauteng run out of ARVs?
Patients go without key drugs as the province and suppliers trade blame for antiretroviral shortages.
Bhekisisa: Help us choose a winner
One of our reader letters will win a one-year digital subscription to the Mail & Guardian. Help us decide who deserves it.
Funding crisis looms large
HIV counsellors play a vital role in Lesotho's health system, but the money is running out.
TB cannot be kept behind bars
World TB Day is on March 24: We look at plans to curb the disease's spread – in prisons and beyond.
SA should use Brics membership to strengthen research
South Africa has a lot to learn about efficient and effective ways to approach health research and policy, suggests John Ouma-Mugabe.
Promoting good health makes cents
The establishment of a health promotion body in SA would save lives — and billions of rands.
Letters to the editor
The M&G Health Journalism Centre would like to hear from you. Letters should include the name and address of the writer. Send to [email protected].
Cheap drugs a bitter pill for the West
A global squabble over property rights could see the price of medicine soar in poor countries.
Expanding contraceptive options for SA’s women
The long-acting implant contraceptive Jadelle is being made available at 50% of its original price to women in developing countries.
Economic policy: The poor still lose
Allocations for healthcare are set from an inequitable base that predates 1994. This means that rural areas continue to be inadequately provided for in the government's budget.
The right to life – and death
However much we abhor the idea, the choice is personal and should be respected.