How South Africa is legislating its way into a healthcare crisis
Unregulated tariffs and the lack of low-cost benefit schemes drive up the price of medical aid premiums, causing patients to feel the pain
A team quietly improves people’s health in the Eastern Cape
The Foundation for Professional Development has harnessed local ownership to provide quality care
Department of Health
The department has tried to turn the health system around but it’s plagued by inefficiency, staff shortages, dismal leadership and governance failures
Several hospitals hit hard by public sector strike
Some hospitals were disrupted by protesters but most facilities had few to no disturbances
Crystal meth addicts claw their way clean
Two former addicts share their stories
Drug abuse ‘out of hand’ in South Africa, needs radical policy shift
The World Health Organisation recommended opioid substitution drug treatment but because of the cost this therapy is not offered in the public health service
The tricky topic of sex after cancer diagnosis
Sexuality is often neglected because patients and doctors are uncomfortable with the subject and lack the courage and skills to discuss it
Mediator appointed for South African Medical Association’s internal drama
The row centres on whether the SAMA board, elected for a three-year term in 2018, is legally constituted in terms of its Memorandum of Incorporation
SA Health Products Regulatory Authority ‘understaffed and underfunded’
A patient has questioned the authority after having adverse reaction to substitute medicine
Emmaus Hospital in rural KwaZulu-Natal is in ‘toxic meltdown’
Experienced doctors and nurses are quitting over adversarial management by the new medical manager and new chief executive