October 02, 2023
South Africa: Hundreds Walk to Celebrate Recovery From Addiction
Fewer than half of South Africans with drug or alcohol problems access treatment Read more »
September 22, 2023
South Africa: Dunoon Residents Protest Over Long Queues and Poor Service At Local Clinic
Western Cape health department says a mobile clinic for medical collections, disease screenings and family planning is in the pipeline Read more »
September 15, 2023
Southern Africa: Silicosis - The Astonishing Story of the Driller From Lesotho
Family receives R340,000 payout after death of miner who suffered from silicosis Read more »
September 14, 2023
South Africa: Silicosis - Diagnosing the Disease Beyond the Grave
Q(h)ubeka Trust finds way to pay out widow of miner in spite of lack of medical records Read more »
September 13, 2023
South Africa: SA's Injury Statistics Are Not Accurate, Experts Warn
South African Medical Research Council says death notification form must be changed Read more »
September 07, 2023
South Africa: Half a Cabbage Is a Meal for Seven People As Hunger Grips the Eastern Cape
Gift of the Givers says it's inundated with calls for help Read more »
August 24, 2023
South Africa: Canoeist Brothers Clean Up Khayelitsha Wetland
Hours spent every week removing invasive water hyacinth and rubbish Read more »
August 17, 2023
South Africa: Health Department Must Hand Over Covid Vaccine Procurement Documents
The Health Justice Initiative wants to assess the legality and cost-effectiveness of the pandemic rollout Read more »
August 15, 2023
South Africa: Court Ruling Means That Pharmacists Can Prescribe to People With HIV
Specially trained pharmacists will be allowed to manage and prescribe medicine to patients with HIV and/or tuberculosis Read more »
July 31, 2023
South Africa: Health Activists Make Over 12,000 Submissions On Draft Food Labelling Regulations
The proposed warning labels will clearly indicate when food is high in sugar, salt and fat or contains artificial sweeteners, but the sugar industry has warned against "demonising… Read more »
South Africa: This Vaccine At Birth Can Save Thousands of Lives
Hepatitis B is a silent killer and one of the leading causes of liver cancer Read more »
July 18, 2023
South Africa: Little Action From Government to Help Older People Live Healthier, Happier Lives
South Africa's participation in the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing has not achieved much so far Read more »
July 13, 2023
South Africa: Staff At Chatsworth Hospital Picket Over Poor Working Conditions
Staff shortages saw nurses having to work as cleaners and clerks Read more »
July 12, 2023
South Africa: KZN Health Department Fires Hospital Security Company
Guards downed tools because they have not yet been paid for June Read more »
July 11, 2023
South Africa: Teenagers March in Kariega for Better Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
Partners in Sexual Health director says while government has made some progress, the challenge is in the implementation of its policies Read more »
June 29, 2023
South Africa: Health Workers Protest At Lentegeur Hospital
Unhappiness over payments and workers left jobless Read more »
June 27, 2023
South Africa: Kariega Clinics Closed After Staff Robbed At Gunpoint
Eastern Cape health department says five incidents at different clinics have left staff and patients traumatised Read more »
June 21, 2023
South Africa: Hundreds March to Gugulethu Clinic Demanding Better Service
Protesters want a new hospital to be built Read more »
South Africa: Some Crèches Never Got the Promised Covid Relief Funds, and Now It's Too Late
Early Childhood Development relief programme comes to an end Read more »
South Africa: Unisa Campus Closed Due to Water Quality Concerns in Tshwane
Water is discoloured due to sediment, says City Read more »
June 08, 2023
South Africa: Pharmaceutical Giant Bayer Stops Clicks Selling Cheaper Generic Blood Thinning Medication
The judge took over a year to rule in "urgent application" Read more »
May 30, 2023
South Africa: Patients Spend Their Weekends Waiting to Be Seen At Mamelodi Clinic
Department plans to get more waiting space for busy Stanza Bopape clinic Read more »
May 25, 2023
South Africa: Nurses Protest Against Staff Shortage At Hospital Treating Cholera Patients
About 100 nurses originally contracted to deal with the Covid pandemic have not had their contracts renewed Read more »
May 24, 2023
South Africa: One Year Later and Still No Judgment in Urgent Case About Access to Medicine
Judge Colleen Collis reserved judgment in April 2022 in a matter between Bayer and Clicks Read more »
South Africa: Deadly Cholera Outbreak Was Just a Matter of Time
Drinking water has been dirty for at least three years, the Department of Water and Sanitation's own tests show Read more »