Global surveillance for Guillain Barre syndrome after vaccination is ongoing but it remains very rare: only four cases per million doses given
Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s move comes after the earlier version inexplicably omitted them despite shortages
Private hospitals can train more students but is bridled by council, delegates told
Worsening social conditions have raised demand for healthcare, hospital association conference told
Department of home affairs says it will reopen 29 border posts that were closed more than two years ago due to the pandemic
The growth of the elderly population slowed in 2020 and 2021, there was a significant uptick in deaths, and a subsequent decline in life expectancy
SA’s progress in expanding access to PrEP is one of the few positive findings in the latest global AIDS report
The agency will investigate allegations of fraud and maladministration involving the national health department and provincial health departments
Covid pandemic saw preventive screening for cancer plummet worldwide as healthcare facilities restricted access to care, and patients delayed non-urgent visits ...
Maintenance and equipment challenges have led to the cancellation of hundreds of operations
Section27 launches legal action to ensure migrants have access to free services
The BHF says allowing medical schemes and healthcare providers to negotiate prices will boost competition and benefit consumers
Scathing ruling finds ‘certificate of need’ is unconstitutional and invalid
Draft regulations to the National Health Act and International Health Regulations Act have drawn extensive criticism and face legal challenge from several ...
NICD says it is providing details about spread of the disease to give context to the outbreak across 42 countries
Phaahla repealed the regulations relating to the surveillance and the control of notifiable medical conditions in their entirety
Open letter to health minister and premier follows precautionary suspension of paediatrician Tim de Maayer who raised the alarm about dire conditions at ...
Cape Town-based company signs pact with Univercells Group to develop an mRNA jab
Health minister Joe Phaahla recommends dropping last Covid-19 curbs in memo confirmed as authentic
Reform efforts have stagnated while the country awaits the introduction of national health insurance
