South Africa: Officials Raise Alarm Over Hiring Freeze At Western Cape's Largest Hospitals

The freeze was recommended by National Treasury among other austerity measures Read more »

South Africa: One of Cape Town's Few Free Rehab Centres Has Closed Its Doors to Adults

Concerns over further budget cuts and their impact on access to rehabilitation Read more »

South Africa: The EU Protects Its Companies From Big Pharma. South Africa Needs to Do the Same

Critical work being done by local scientists is at risk Read more »

South Africa: South Africans Are Living Longer, Mostly Thanks to HIV Treatment

Antiretroviral medicines have been a success, but more work is needed to reach United Nations targets Read more »

South Africa: Health Workers Picket for Palestine Outside Red Cross Children's Hospital

Organisers call for immediate ceasefire Read more »

South Africa: Protesters Call for New Hospital in Gugulethu

The old hospital can't cope says Movement for Change and Social Justice Read more »

South Africa: Life-Saving TB Drug Is Now Cheaper - But Not As Cheap As It Could Be

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to drop the price of bedaquiline to the South African government by more than 40% Read more »

South Africa: Health Dept Has Not Fully Implemented Court Order Affirming Immigrant Rights - Lawyers

The department was ordered to put notices up in hospitals and clinics stating that children under six and pregnant and breastfeeding women are eligible for free health care… Read more »

South Africa: Microplastics Are a Danger to Our Health. Here's How to Reduce Our Exposure to Them

Some well-intentioned initiatives make the situation worse Read more »

South Africa: Cape Flats Fishermen Still Catching Carp Despite City Health Warning

The municipality has suspended fishing at Zeekoevlei due to high heavy metal levels, but people are still fishing in the Lotus River canal Read more »

South Africa: Health Department Agrees to Pay Nurses Uniform Allowance

The temporary allowance is R3,153 Read more »

South Africa: Flying the Kite for Mental Health

The annual Cape Mental Health kite event was held at Heideveld Sports Field on Tuesday Read more »

South Africa: Political Appointments Cripple Lesotho Hospital

Wage bill at flagship Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital balloons by R48-million over a year as politicians appoint family members and friends Read more »

South Africa: Department of Health in Last-Minute Bid to Avoid Stand-Off With Nurses Over Uniforms

Union says nurses will work in their own clothes if uniform allowance is not sorted out Read more »

South Africa: Hundreds Walk to Celebrate Recovery From Addiction

Fewer than half of South Africans with drug or alcohol problems access treatment Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

South Africa: Canoeist Brothers Clean Up Khayelitsha Wetland

Hours spent every week removing invasive water hyacinth and rubbish Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »