Family receives R340,000 payout after death of miner who suffered from silicosis
News | 15 September 2023
Q(h)ubeka Trust finds way to pay out widow of miner in spite of lack of medical records
News | 14 September 2023
South African Medical Research Council says death notification form must be changed
By Sonia A. Rao
News | 13 September 2023
Q(h)ubeka Trust winds up after paying out R420-million in compensation following court settlement with employers
News | 13 September 2023
Removing cataracts is easy and inexpensive. Yet in some parts of South Africa thousands of people are waiting for surgery.
By Julie Bourdin and Barry Christianson
Video | 6 September 2023
“Our own children don’t take care of us, they neglect us. These clubs help us feel accepted and loved” says pensioner.
Brief | 1 September 2023
The Medicines Act is being misused while Parliament dithers
By Lucas Nowicki and Ashraf Hendricks
Feature | 25 August 2023
The Health Justice Initiative wants to assess the legality and cost-effectiveness of the pandemic rollout
Law | 17 August 2023
Specially trained pharmacists will be allowed to manage and prescribe medicine to patients with HIV and/or tuberculosis
Law | 15 August 2023
The proposed warning labels will clearly indicate when food is high in sugar, salt and fat or contains artificial sweeteners, but the sugar industry has warned against “demonising sugar”
News | 31 July 2023
Hepatitis B is a silent killer and one of the leading causes of liver cancer
By Daniel Steyn
News | 31 July 2023
Staff shortages saw nurses having to work as cleaners and clerks
Brief | 13 July 2023
Partners in Sexual Health director says while government has made some progress, the challenge is in the implementation of its policies
Brief | 11 July 2023
Unhappiness over payments and workers left jobless
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 29 June 2023
Eastern Cape health department says five incidents at different clinics have left staff and patients traumatised
Brief | 27 June 2023
Protesters want a new hospital to be built
News | 21 June 2023