Health

Paramedic: “We are scared of the community we work for”

Paramedic Sibusiso Mthethwa was shot dead outside Edendale Hospital in June

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Brief | 14 December 2017

South Africa’s HIV treatment programme: a phoenix rising from the ashes?

Over 4 million people are on treatment but the programme may be stuttering

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Analysis | 13 December 2017

Singing for circumcision

Khuzani Mpungose launches new song for HIV prevention

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Brief | 12 December 2017

The tragedy facing mentally ill people in South Africa

Khululabantu Bam story brings home desperate need for better care

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News | 11 December 2017

We save people, but who is saving us from crime? ask paramedics

Unions march to Parliament to demand protection

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News | 5 December 2017

Epileptic man left on floor for hours in hospital

“I found Luyanda lying stomach down on the cold floor in a puddle of his own urine.”

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News | 24 November 2017

Health department wants to close informal facility for destitute people

Khululabantu Bam centre in Butterworth described as “not appropriate” for mentally ill

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News | 20 November 2017

Health care workers fight for recognition by department

“When I die, my children get nothing after so many years of working. I get nothing even when I retire; not even UIF”

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News | 10 November 2017

Selling fake medical certificates is “big business” in Cape Town

Health Professions Council of South Africa releases names of bogus practitioners

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News | 31 October 2017

Doctors protest against armed robberies

Port Elizabeth doctors complain about spike in crime

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Brief | 30 October 2017

Neighbours to the rescue as health system fails epileptic man

58-year-old Pietermaritzburg resident Dumisani Zuma says he’s never seen a Community Health Worker

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News | 30 October 2017

Nohle drank steel wool and brandy to induce an abortion

How stigma drives an underground industry

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News | 26 October 2017

Dodgy liquor sold in townships

Labels do not conform with alcohol laws

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News | 23 October 2017

Gogos get a health kick out of soccer

Bafana Bafana better watch out says team of 60 to 80-year-olds

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News | 10 October 2017

Herbex misleads after legal setback

The Advertising Standards Authority can issue rulings on the adverts of non-members

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Law | 6 October 2017