SA has the third highest suicide rate in Africa – there are steps we can take to tackle it
South Africa has the third highest suicide rate in Africa and Africa has higher rates of suicide than any other
Spotlight
October 1, 2024
Nursing in SA is changing, but is it enough to avert an anticipated crisis?
The increased professionalisation of nursing in South Africa in recent years marks a significant shift in the perception and practice
Spotlight
September 30, 2024
Mandatory health insurance for SA is an ‘upgrade’ on NHI, proponents say
The idea of mandatory medical scheme coverage for employed people has made a comeback after the case for it was
Spotlight
September 30, 2024
How to save more mothers from dying during childbirth
COVID-19 temporarily reversed South Africa’s hard-won reduction in maternal mortality, but the death rate has now stabilised, and hopes are
Spotlight
September 27, 2024
#InTheSpotlight | Beyond the hype, what might AI actually mean for healthcare in SA?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used as a research assistant, radiologist, educator, and therapist – impacting healthcare in South Africa.
Spotlight
September 3, 2024
Childhood vaccine coverage in SA declined in 2023, finds WHO report
New data from the World Health Organization and UNICEF show that globally childhood immunisation coverage stalled in 2023, while in
Spotlight
August 21, 2024
Meet the movie buff and scientist fighting to keep rural healthcare from falling through the cracks
Working with women in Giyani in Limpopo sparked the flame for Professor Kathy Kahn to dedicate her research career to
Spotlight
August 21, 2024
EDITORIAL | Behind the Life Esidimeni headlines is the suffering of human beings who deserved better
While we focus here on the nine deaths that Judge Mmonoa Teffo found to be unnatural, there were 144 deaths
Spotlight
August 21, 2024
New Western Cape health MEC Mireille Wenger says child health is near her heart
Mireille Wenger was recently appointed to the Western Cape’s top health job. Biénne Huisman chatted to Wenger about health policy,
Spotlight
August 21, 2024
Eye health services in the public sector are critically impaired – it is high time the health department responds
Despite South Africa producing a substantial number of trained optometrists, the majority of them work in the private sector and
Spotlight
August 21, 2024
Health
SA has the third highest suicide rate in Africa – there are steps we can take to tackle it
South Africa has the third highest suicide rate in Africa and Africa has higher rates of suicide than any other
Spotlight
October 1, 2024
Nursing in SA is changing, but is it enough to avert an anticipated crisis?
The increased professionalisation of nursing in South Africa in recent years marks a significant shift in the perception and practice
Spotlight
September 30, 2024
Mandatory health insurance for SA is an ‘upgrade’ on NHI, proponents say
The idea of mandatory medical scheme coverage for employed people has made a comeback after the case for it was
Spotlight
September 30, 2024
How to save more mothers from dying during childbirth
COVID-19 temporarily reversed South Africa’s hard-won reduction in maternal mortality, but the death rate has now stabilised, and hopes are
Spotlight
September 27, 2024
Health
#InTheSpotlight | Beyond the hype, what might AI actually mean for healthcare in SA?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used as a research assistant, radiologist, educator, and therapist – impacting healthcare in South Africa.
Spotlight
September 3, 2024
Childhood vaccine coverage in SA declined in 2023, finds WHO report
New data from the World Health Organization and UNICEF show that globally childhood immunisation coverage stalled in 2023, while in
Spotlight
August 21, 2024
Meet the movie buff and scientist fighting to keep rural healthcare from falling through the cracks
Working with women in Giyani in Limpopo sparked the flame for Professor Kathy Kahn to dedicate her research career to
Spotlight
August 21, 2024
EDITORIAL | Behind the Life Esidimeni headlines is the suffering of human beings who deserved better
While we focus here on the nine deaths that Judge Mmonoa Teffo found to be unnatural, there were 144 deaths
Spotlight
August 21, 2024
New Western Cape health MEC Mireille Wenger says child health is near her heart
Mireille Wenger was recently appointed to the Western Cape’s top health job. Biénne Huisman chatted to Wenger about health policy,
Spotlight
August 21, 2024
Eye health services in the public sector are critically impaired – it is high time the health department responds
Despite South Africa producing a substantial number of trained optometrists, the majority of them work in the private sector and
Spotlight
August 21, 2024