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Global push to thwart TB sees Sanofi slash price of key drug
A pharmaceutical multinational slashed the price of a key anti-tuberculosis drug boosting the battle against the world's deadliest infectious disease, as a new treatment...
Stellenbosch's $18.9m grant agreement to develop child-friendly treatments for TB
Stellenbosch University and UNITAID have signed a $ 18.9m grant agreement to develop child-friendly treatments and preventive therapy for treating multidrug-resistant TB in children....
DRC journalist raising awareness about Ebola murdered
A Congolese journalist who had been raising awareness about the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been killed at his...
3 832 die in Gauteng’s public hospitals from 'negligent' SAEs
A total of 3 832 patients died last year in Gauteng public hospitals as a result of 10,741 serious adverse events (SAEs), which the...
Private sector asks SANC to be allowed to train more nurses
Private hospitals have appealed to the SA Nursing Council (SANC) to allow them to train more nurses, warning that the decision to restrict...
100,000 submissions on NHI but Parliament hasn't yet read one
The Portfolio Committee on Health has received about 100,000 submissions on the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, but is yet to read one....
Zimbabwean ministers spar over starving hospital patients
Reports of Zimbabwe patients starving while in hospital came to light in parliament after Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri asked Labour and Social Welfare Minister...
Call for an end to Remunerative Work Outside Public Service by specialists
One in three specialists on the government's payroll also work in the private sector and abuse of the system is leaving state patients suffering,...
Zimbabwe achieves betterTB treatment coverage than SA
Zimbabwe is among the countries with high tuberculosis (TB) burdens that achieved treatment coverage levels of more than 80%, in 2018, the World Health...
Study into post-term pregnancy cancelled after 6 babies died
Sweden has cancelled a major study of women whose pregnancy continued beyond 40 weeks after six babies died. The Guardian reports that the research...