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Motsoaledi, a fighter for equality at heart
Since Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s first appointment as Health Minister 15 years ago, South Africa’s HIV treatment programme has grown to be the world’s largest,...
NHI tug-o'-war for GNU and new Minister
The National Health Insurance (NHI) poses one of the biggest challenges for the new Health Minister and the government of national unity (GNU), whose...
Gauteng pays millions for new drug rehab centre, defunds existing NPOs
Questions are being asked after the Gauteng Department of Social Development pushed through R11m in subsidies for a new drug rehab centre in the...
Multi-million-rand Gauteng rehab centres under investigation
Two large drug rehabilitation centres in Randfontein and Witpoort, operated by Life Healthcare, are under investigation by the Gauteng Department of Social Development, while...
Politics and science a bad mix, says former ombud
Universal health coverage is one of the hottest issues parties are using in their election arsenal in the run-up to voting day, but academic,...
Funding cuts threaten Gauteng quadriplegic NPOs
Gauteng NPOS that care for children, the elderly and disabled, are in a state of anxiety over fears that their government subsidies may be...
Eastern Cape Health starts year owing billions in unpaid bills
The Eastern Cape Department of Health, which owes suppliers R4.8bn, is in an increasingly fragile financial position – with critics saying there is no...
Patient beaten to death by fellow psychiatric patient
A 36-year-old patient at Elizabeth Donkin Psychiatric Hospital in Gqeberha was smashed into a wall and badly beaten, later dying in hospital, after a...
Unlicensed NGO parades disabled patients in subsidy dispute protest
In a case reminiscent of the Life Esidimeni tragedy, another instance of the disdain shown to intellectually and physically disabled people has emerged in...
A deceptively busy year for health
This has been a busy year for healthcare in South Africa, writes Marcus Low in Spotlight, with several policy developments, landmark court cases, important...