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How your medical bills may change under the National Health Insurance

Many private hospitals will be opening their doors to more patients but does that mean you’ll be stuck at the back of the queue?
Emergency: The collapse of cancer care in public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal has resulted in patients having to wait for

KZN cancer patients sent home with panados as treatment waiting lists grow

State cancer patients have nowhere to turn, even if their cancer is treatable.
The community of Mbyo

‘My neighbour murdered nearly all of my family, but now we are friends’

Thanks to a pioneering project survivors and perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide now live side by side in 'reconciliation villages'.
[WATCH] Cancer care crisis in KwaZulu-Natal

[WATCH] Cancer care crisis in KwaZulu-Natal

Find out why cancer care in KwaZulu-Natal is on the brink of collapse.

Deadly waiting game: Cancer crisis fuels demand for end-of-life care

Health workers brace for an increased need for palliative care as waiting lists grow.
Mediators could stem the tide of medico-legal litigation in SA but doing so will mean spreading the word about the alternative to litigation.

Mediation could ease SA’s medico-legal woes but it’s no quick fix

South Africa is now home to more than 90 trained medical mediators, but there’s not much work to go around - yet.
Could the Presidential Health Summit reveal new developments with regard to the NHI? Find out as we stream live from the meeting.

​Does SA’s private healthcare sector only provide care for 16% of the population?

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi's long-touted claim may be misleading, reports Africa Check.
Private sector expertise will be vital in implementing National Health Insurance successfully. Will the sector collaborate with government?

Medical aids may know their fate by 2020 under the National Health Insurance

Government and medical aids may be uncomfortable but necessary bedfellows.
ALEXANDRA, SOUTH AFRICA ñ MAY 22: The crime scene where a metro police officer was shot on May 22, 2013 in Alexandra, South Africa. A metro police officer was shot and wounded by armed men in Alexandra yesterday. (Photo by Gallo Images / Sowetan / Bafana Mahlangu)

Syndicates and devious health professionals may target National Health Insurance

Criminal networks are targeting your medical aid rands but could you be part of the problem too?
[WATCH] Will the National Health Insurance cost you more money?

[WATCH] Will the National Health Insurance cost you more money?

Can SA afford the NHI? And will you be able to keep seeing your doctor? Our Laura Lopez Gonzalez answers these and other questions.
|Applications for 2017 community service and internship positions for medical graduates have just closed but were delayed as provinces scrambled to find money to open posts

Dozens of gynaecologists are expected to shut down this year. This could stop that

"We are closer to a solution than we have ever been," says medical body Sasog
SA's move to universal healthcare won't spell the end of the private healthcare system

Have questions about the National Health Insurance? We answer them

As Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi prepares to unveil the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill today, we tell you what you need to know about.
Unions are likely to welcome SA's continued commitment to a single-payer system under the NHI

Trade unions: ‘The NHI is not moving fast enough’

Private sector’s role and slow roll out likely to top ANC policy conference delegates’ list of concerns.
|Why contraception and the HIV prevention pill go hand in hand

Will you be able to have a medical aid under the National Health Insurance...

The newly released white paper could mean the end is nigh for medical aids.
Going one day without betanoid can be life theatening - and it's been out of stock nationwide for months.

National cancer drug shortage may last until October

Pharmaceutical companies say that delayed drug registrations by the Medicines Control Council may have played a role in stock outs.
Specialists are fleeing the under-resourced public sector – and it's about to get worse

Recession risks hitting healthcare where it counts

Experts warn state clinics and hospitals are likely to further deteriorate as the public purse shrinks.