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Ticking boxes instead of actually doing something to save SA's ailing health system
This is an illness we have as a country: we convene summits, appoint task teams, create war rooms, and hold press conferences, but very...
Shift of unspent NHI funds is response to rising negligence claims
The move announced by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in his Budget speech that Treasury would be shifting unspent National Health Insurance (NHI) funds to...
Allium vegetables may substantially reduce colorectal cancer risk
Consumption of allium vegetables – which include garlic, leeks, and onions – was linked with a substantially reduced risk of in colorectal cancer in...
SA health experts call for ban on use of colistin in agriculture
Health experts have called for the urgent implementation of a ban on the use of the "last resort" antibiotic colistin on farms, because of...
FDA plans to update regulation of dietary supplements
The use of dietary supplements has risen precipitously in the past decade, with the fastest growth in Asia Pacific, but also substantially in Europe...
Kenya reports second highest use of PrEP in the world
About 54,000 Kenyans are now using the daily HIV prevention pill – up from 9,000 a year ago. This puts the country second after...
Tanzania using electronic data in bid to reach 100% vaccination coverage
The Tanzanian government has introduced a cold chain monitoring and electronic data collection systems in a bid to reach 100% vaccination coverage by next...
More young Brits dying from asthma than anywhere in Europe
Young Britons are dying from asthma at a higher rate than any of the other European countries examined in a study, The Guardian reports...
NW Health investigates concerns raised at Witrand Psychiatric Hospital
North West Health MEC Madoda Sambatha has appointed a task team to investigate concerns raised by workers at Witrand Psychiatric Hospital in Potchefstroom following...
Repeatedly delayed market inquiry report due 30 September
The five-year-old private healthcare market inquiry is now expected to have been concluded by 30 September, according to a Competition Commission notice gazetted on...