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Western Cape has highest doctor-per-resident ratio in SA
Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, has revealed that the Democratic Alliance (DA)-run Western Cape has the highest doctor-per-resident ratio in the country. Patricia Kopane,...
Exhausted junior doctors putting patients' safety at risk — NHS survey
Patients in the UK are being put at risk by “stark” levels of exhaustion among junior doctors, laid bare in the first major survey...
New glycaemic control medication introduced to SA market
Boehringer Ingelheim is introducing Jardiance® (empagliflozin) to the South African market. The oral, once-daily prescription medication is registered for improving glycaemic control in adults...
Increasing need for mental healthcare for ageing South Africans
About three in every 10 South Africans over 60 will need medication for mental health in the future. The Times reports that this is...
GE joins with Lagos state to boost healthcare infrastructure in Nigeria
General Electric (GE) the world’s premier digital industrial company and the Lagos State Government have agreed to pool their resources for the development of...
UK's NHS the first to routinely offer genomic medicine
People in England will have access to DNA tests on an unprecedented scale from the autumn when the National Health Service (NHS) becomes the...
Trump defends reported US attempt to undermine WHO breastfeeding measures
US President Donald Trump has defended US efforts to reportedly undermine a World Health Organisation (WHO) measure in support of breastfeeding, reports BBC News....
Police, NPA dispute initiation death responsibilities
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been accused of refusing to prosecute suspects linked to traditional initiation cases, resulting in illegal surgeons who may...
37,000 public health sector posts remain unfilled
South Africa has not filled over 37,000 posts in the public health sector, according to monitoring by the the Treatment Action Campaign.
A Free State...
NHI Bill could push more anaesthetists to leave SA
Data shows that almost a fifth of the country’s 2826 specialist anaesthesiologists are “vulnerable to move or leave South Africa” and, says the SA...