Zweli Mkhize, says that the successful implementation of the National Health Insurance will depend on collaborative efforts.
An active partnership for Health Compact between the presidency and government departments will exist.
In order to address the shortage of ARV drugs, the department has been redistributing stock from clinics around the country and begun dispensing a lower quality version.
Limpopo Health MEC, Dr Phophi Ramathuba visited Mukhwantheli Senior Secondary School, the school which recorded 36 pregnancies last year.
A 28-year-old woman from Mpumalanga said nurses beat her after she was forced to give birth on her own.
The South African Human Rights Commission inspected the Rahima Moosa Mother & Child Hospital on 8 November.
E-cigarettes won’t escape the new smoking laws.
With breastfeeding awareness week recently taking place, the City of Cape Town is expressing its desire to help increase the overall breastfeeding rate.
Some daunting statistics regarding negligence in Gauteng hospitals.
The Mpumalanga healthcare system serves 88% of the province’s population – it’s also R1 billion in debt, unable to buy medicine or hire new staff.
The proposed bill could further compound the existing skills shortage.
Will the NHI be able to fix these types of problems?
No good deed goes unpunished.
Dr Motsoaledi has denied that his department is in crisis.
A war on smoking… Or, a war on smokers?
Listeria Update: We have updates from Tiger Brands as the opposition slams Dr Motsoaledi. 50 new infections have also been confirmed.
The Conversation takes a look at how Enterprise’s parent company, Tiger Brands, let down the people of South Africa. Is the listeriosis crisis really over?
The words “white slime” have wormed their way into the South African consciousness. But what is this gross sounding stuff and what role has it possibly played in the Listeriosis outbreak that has claimed almost 200 lives in the country?
Enterprise Foods will recall products that have been identified as being part of the listeriosis outbreak, but the company says it will continue conducting its own tests.
Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital has been through a lot over the last year. From collapses in ceilings to burst pipes.
The Department of Health has only traced 18% of listeriosis patients. With such a large failing, the DA called out Minister Motsoaledi.
Though the disease can kill, there are ways you can keep yourself safe in the face of an outbreak
Student doctors have been left feeling stranded and helpless. With the country’s health sector in crisis, this is now what’s needed.
Smokers are about to get burned by these new proposals…