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Gauteng health MEC Qedani Mahlangu, right, is said to be taking a friendlier approach to private hospital groups than Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, left, as she tackles surgery backlogs. File picture: THE TIMES

MEC seeks private sector help on surgery backlogs

Belated move follows complaints that patients have been waiting up to seven years for orthopaedic operations

Tobacco-free world by 2040 ‘is winnable’

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SA is regarded as a leader among developing countries in tobacco control, but could do more, says top researcher

TB fight could soon get boost from simple swab diagnostic test

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Quick and accurate diagnosis is essential for controlling tuberculosis, prompting hunt for alternative approaches to detection

Concern over NHI’s failure to woo doctors

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So far only 175 doctors have been contracted to work in state clinics — a far cry from the target of 900

SA doctors perform world’s first penile transplant

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Doctors successfully perform world’s first penis transplant on young man who had his organ amputated after a botched circumcision ritual

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