Doctor plan may exclude poor from training
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi shoots down suggestions that private institutions be allowed to train doctors to alleviate shortage of physiciansCountries spending money on ineffective flu drugs, study finds
SA and many other countries have spent money on stockpiling influenza drugs that are little better than paracetamol at relieving symptoms
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Carrots, not sticks, for National Health Insurance
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s plans for NHI appear to have hit their first economic reality: people aren’t willing to work for the state if they can get a better wage elsewhere
SA traditional medicine comes under the microscope
After decades in the shadows, sangomas are modernising and becoming big business, raising questions about need for strict regulation
Multimedia
EDITORIAL: Motsoaledi right to clamp down
The Department of Health is trying to regulate the sale of products that are not conventional allopathic medicines but for which some health benefit is claimedMinistry, Netcare back Maseru hospital
Lesotho’s health ministry has joined Netcare in defending their ambitious public-private partnership hospital, following a damning report by Oxfam
Cellphones offer innovative solutions to local problems
Ubiquitous mobile technology used in projects such as e-learning and antiretroviral therapy, writes Samuel Mungadze
Nyaope classification revives drug sentencing debate
Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act now classifies wunga as illegal substance, but experts believe prison does not act as deterrent, better to treat root cause of addiction
TAC says some political parties have ‘very poor’ understanding of healthcare delivery
While ANC, DA responded to its questions, other high-profile parties did not
Condom use falls in SA as HIV/AIDS fear declines — survey
South Africans using fewer condoms, sleeping around more and becoming less knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS, says HSRC
SA on alert after Ebola outbreak in Guinea
National Institute of Communicable Diseases issues alert to port health authorities to be on lookout for travellers arriving from Guinea with suspected Ebola
Mass TB tests ‘would save billions’
Southern African countries could realise huge savings if they tested and treated all mineworkers in gold and platinum industries for TB, says World Bank study
Provincial health department concedes tenders were ‘awarded irregularly’
KwaZulu-Natal department of education says National School Nutrition Programme tenders were given to companies that had not qualified
‘Golden era’ of antibiotics quickly coming to an end
Scientists warn that South African doctors need to start prescribing antibiotics much more carefully or they will tip South Africa back to the pre-antibiotic era
Opinion
Africa has talent to solve its medical problems
Trevor Mundel and Salim S Abdool Karim
Globalisation of medical research has enabled African countries to establish a research infrastructure
Opinion
Wipe out malaria by wiping out worst poverty
Jasson Urbach
Only when we eliminate dire poverty, will it be possible for malaria to be eradicated once and for all
- Western Cape feels the cost of growing number of migrants
- Differentiated medicine price increase plan ‘too complicated’
- UCT researchers lauded for ‘hypertension gene’ finding
- TAC plans to take on politicians over health
- Report fuels probe into medical schemes registrar
- Government medical aid for traditional leaders angers IFP, NFP
- Doctors too greedy for NHI, says Motsoaledi
- Call to probe indebted health official
- New regulatory institute ‘a boost’ for medicines council
- Alternative medicine deadline missed
- Burden of alcohol abuse to economy estimated to be as high as 10% of GDP
- Ngcobo to handle private health sector competition inquiry
- High-profile healthcare inquiry panel gets industry thumbs-up
- SA’s HIV plan to focus on health of sex workers
- GARETH VAN ONSELEN: God will cure cancer when he’s good and ready
- How master of political theatre put AIDS in spotlight
- Free State TAC leader ‘received death threats’
- Motsoaledi names board of new Office of Health Standards Compliance
- Critics want graphic SA circumcision website shut down
- Drug firms in African partnerships
- UNAIDS has ‘good news’ about HIV in South Africa
- Services at Durban hospital resume as nurses suspend strike
- Alarm over shortage of ARV drugs
- EDITORIAL: Better off without snake oil
- Global health plan aims to reduce gap between rich, poor
- Medicine falls back in funding queue for private money
- Grants keep HIV sugar daddies at bay
- Sterile males the buzz in malaria battle
- Local scientists step close to developing vaccine against HIV
- New health university to help address shortage of healthcare workers
- New contraceptive implant free to women in SA, says Motsoaledi
- Complementary medicine industry resists change
- Bill to decriminalise cannabis released
- New hospitals and clinics for NHI on the cards
- Fire Western Cape health boss, says ANC
- Study uses stem cells to help treat drug-resistant TB
- Novartis, Roche deny backing plan to resist patent law changes
- Motsoaledi pledges NHI white paper is ‘imminent ’
- Regular walking lowers risk of breast cancer
- Gates Foundation forms new health partnerships in South Africa
- ARM quizzed about health spending
- TB patients sent home to die, says study
- Google develops contact lens glucose monitor
- Department to assess effects of mooted alcohol ad ban
- Firm warns on state role in private health
- State moves on ‘miracle cure’ drugs
- Motsoaledi warns opportunists NHI will not be ‘a pot of gold’
- Healthcare probe: storm looms for hospitals, funders
- Parliament’s help sought in health crisis
- South Africa ‘seeks balance’ between intellectual property, public health
- Public, private hospital costs ‘similar’
- Minister to name health watchdog officials
- Department to assist with linen tender for Gauteng
- Former CEO faces trial in vaccines swindle
- Minister blasts alcohol industry’s ‘arrogance’
Opinion Poll
An IFP MP is tabling legislation to decriminalise the medical use of marijuana in SA:
| All Share | 48213.26 | 0.38% | up |
| Top 40 | 43265.04 | 0.34% | up |
| Financial 15 | 13538.65 | -0.36% | down |
| Industrial 25 | 54791.11 | 0.48% | up |
| Resource 10 | 56487.59 | 0.53% | up |
Data supplied by I-Net Bridge
| FTSE 100 | 6583.76 | 0.34% | up |
| Dow Jones | 16173.24 | 0.91% | up |
| All Share | 48213.26 | 0.38% | up |
| ASX | 5353.60 | 0.00% | same |
| S&P 500 | 1830.610 | 0.82% | up |
Data supplied by I-Net Bridge
| USD/ZAR | 10.5106 | 0.04% | up |
| GBP/ZAR | 17.5789 | -0.03% | down |
| EUR/ZAR | 14.5263 | -0.16% | down |
| JPY/ZAR | 0.1032 | -0.37% | down |
| AUD/ZAR | 9.8994 | 0.43% | up |
Data supplied by I-Net Bridge
| Gold | 1326.8000 | -0.05% | down |
| Platinum | 1464.5000 | 0.10% | up |
| Silver | 19.9900 | -0.42% | down |
| Palladium | 811.0000 | 0.37% | up |
| Brent Crude Oil | 108.960 | -0.10% | down |
Data supplied by I-Net Bridge
Register/Login
Close XMy News
You can only set up or view personalised news headlines when you are logged in as a registered user. Thereafter you can choose the sectors of industry in which you are interested, and the latest articles from those sectors will display in this area of your console.
Login or Register.Top Stories
My Watchlist
You can only set up or view your share watchlist when you are logged in as a registered user. Thereafter you can select a list of companies and enter your share details to monitor their performance.
Login or Register.My Clippings
You can only clip articles when you are logged in as a registered user. Thereafter you can click on the "Read later" icon at the top of an article to save it to this area of your console, where you can return to read it at any time.
Login or Register.Change: 0.38%
Change: 0.34%
Change: -0.36%
Change: 0.48%
Change: 0.53%
Data supplied by I-Net Bridge
Change: 0.34%
Change: 0.91%
Change: 0.00%
Change: 0.00%
Change: 0.82%
Data supplied by I-Net Bridge
Change: 0.04%
Change: -0.03%
Change: -0.16%
Change: -0.37%
Change: 0.43%
Data supplied by I-Net Bridge
Change: -0.05%
Change: 0.10%
Change: -0.42%
Change: 0.37%
Change: -0.10%
Data supplied by I-Net Bridge