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Gauteng Health MEC laments poor Ekurhuleni spaza food safety standards

Gauteng Health MEC laments poor Ekurhuleni spaza food safety standards

Community health workers, supported by Nehawu, picketed outside the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Photo: Silver Sibiya/GroundUp

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Ster-Kinekor’s Vision Mission assists eye care health across SA

Ster-Kinekor’s Vision Mission assists eye care health across SA

Community health workers, supported by Nehawu, picketed outside the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Photo: Silver Sibiya/GroundUp

Community health workers picket outside Labour Court

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Ster-Kinekor’s Vision Mission assists eye care health across SA

Ster-Kinekor’s Vision Mission assists eye care health across SA

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Pre-NHI forum to take on medical aid graft

Pre-NHI forum to take on medical aid graft

19 Jul 2017

Dr Precious Matsoso, director general, South African National Department of Health

NHI starts with the children

18 Jul 2017

Photo: Africa Health Placements

Thousands of foreign doctors working in rural SA

18 Jul 2017

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general: World Health Organisation

Funding and security are key to global health

11 Jul 2017

Experts say bird flu not a threat to humans

Kgaugelo Masweneng 7 Jul 2017

'Fire thousands of nurses who cheated'

'Fire thousands of nurses who cheated'

6 Jul 2017

Photo: Health News NG

Will you have a medical aid under NHI?

LAURA LOPEZ GONZALEZ 5 Jul 2017

Entrepreneurs challenge transferable human disease with innovative water and sanitation solution

Entrepreneurs challenge transferable human disease with innovative water and sanitation solution

Godfrey Sono 12 Jun 2017

Photo: Red Cross Children's Trust

NHI should focus on the poor

12 Jun 2017

Probe into attempted sale of med school spaces

Probe into attempted sale of med school spaces

5 Jun 2017

Tobacco kills 7-million a year, wreaks environmental havoc: WHO

31 May 2017

Reviewing freedom of choice, as plain packaging tobacco rules considered

Reviewing freedom of choice, as plain packaging tobacco rules considered

Martin van Staden 31 May 2017

Universal healthcare is more than just funding

Universal healthcare is more than just funding

26 May 2017

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general, WHO

WHO's new African leader could be a shot in the arm for poorer countries

David Sanders 26 May 2017

Gauteng health warns of bogus job adverts

Gauteng health warns of bogus job adverts

23 May 2017

Motsoaledi, Cosatu head for NHI clash

Motsoaledi, Cosatu head for NHI clash

22 May 2017

Medici medical app launches in South Africa

Medici medical app launches in South Africa

20 May 2017

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

19 May 2017

Cape Town joins effort to build healthier cities

Cape Town joins effort to build healthier cities

17 May 2017

Source: Bhekisisa/Marina Bazo

Is 'all-in-one healthcare' a dream?

Mia Malan 16 May 2017

UJ research: Increasing autopsies for compensation of occupational lung diseases

UJ research: Increasing autopsies for compensation of occupational lung diseases

11 May 2017

Keeping the dreaded flu at bay

Keeping the dreaded flu at bay

11 May 2017

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New UN-backed citizen-led alliance formed against mosquito-borne diseases

10 May 2017

Kagiso Modupe meets a circumcision doctor

Over 5,000 men respond to #ZwakalaSkeem medical circumcision campaign

10 May 2017

National laboratory service suspends yet another official

National laboratory service suspends yet another official

Tamar Kahn 4 May 2017

Funding stymies placement of medical interns

Funding stymies placement of medical interns

3 May 2017

Healthcare innovation will cure a lot of Africa's economic woes

Healthcare innovation will cure a lot of Africa's economic woes

3 May 2017

Aliko Dangote and Bill Gates. Source:

Gates and Dangote talk health in Africa

26 Apr 2017

Inspiration for South Africa at Festival of Learning

Inspiration for South Africa at Festival of Learning

SACAP 24 Apr 2017

Image credit: Top Girl Studio © –

Five ways for health and wellness brands to win on Instagram

Annabel Porter 21 Apr 2017

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Dr Precious Matsoso, director general, South African National Department of Health

NHI starts with the children

18 Jul 2017

Photo: Africa Health Placements

Thousands of foreign doctors working in rural SA

18 Jul 2017

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general: World Health Organisation

Funding and security are key to global health

11 Jul 2017

Experts say bird flu not a threat to humans

Kgaugelo Masweneng 7 Jul 2017

'Fire thousands of nurses who cheated'

'Fire thousands of nurses who cheated'

6 Jul 2017

Photo: Health News NG

Will you have a medical aid under NHI?

LAURA LOPEZ GONZALEZ 5 Jul 2017

Entrepreneurs challenge transferable human disease with innovative water and sanitation solution

Entrepreneurs challenge transferable human disease with innovative water and sanitation solution

Godfrey Sono 12 Jun 2017

Photo: Red Cross Children's Trust

NHI should focus on the poor

12 Jun 2017

Probe into attempted sale of med school spaces

Probe into attempted sale of med school spaces

5 Jun 2017

Tobacco kills 7-million a year, wreaks environmental havoc: WHO

31 May 2017

Reviewing freedom of choice, as plain packaging tobacco rules considered

Reviewing freedom of choice, as plain packaging tobacco rules considered

Martin van Staden 31 May 2017

Universal healthcare is more than just funding

Universal healthcare is more than just funding

26 May 2017

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general, WHO

WHO's new African leader could be a shot in the arm for poorer countries

David Sanders 26 May 2017

Gauteng health warns of bogus job adverts

Gauteng health warns of bogus job adverts

23 May 2017

Motsoaledi, Cosatu head for NHI clash

Motsoaledi, Cosatu head for NHI clash

22 May 2017

Medici medical app launches in South Africa

Medici medical app launches in South Africa

20 May 2017

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

19 May 2017

Cape Town joins effort to build healthier cities

Cape Town joins effort to build healthier cities

17 May 2017

Source: Bhekisisa/Marina Bazo

Is 'all-in-one healthcare' a dream?

Mia Malan 16 May 2017

UJ research: Increasing autopsies for compensation of occupational lung diseases

UJ research: Increasing autopsies for compensation of occupational lung diseases

11 May 2017

Keeping the dreaded flu at bay

Keeping the dreaded flu at bay

11 May 2017

CreativesolutionisT via

New UN-backed citizen-led alliance formed against mosquito-borne diseases

10 May 2017

Kagiso Modupe meets a circumcision doctor

Over 5,000 men respond to #ZwakalaSkeem medical circumcision campaign

10 May 2017

National laboratory service suspends yet another official

National laboratory service suspends yet another official

Tamar Kahn 4 May 2017

Funding stymies placement of medical interns

Funding stymies placement of medical interns

3 May 2017

Healthcare innovation will cure a lot of Africa's economic woes

Healthcare innovation will cure a lot of Africa's economic woes

3 May 2017

Aliko Dangote and Bill Gates. Source:

Gates and Dangote talk health in Africa

26 Apr 2017

Inspiration for South Africa at Festival of Learning

Inspiration for South Africa at Festival of Learning

SACAP 24 Apr 2017

Image credit: Top Girl Studio © –

Five ways for health and wellness brands to win on Instagram

Annabel Porter 21 Apr 2017

Creatives: enter Cannes Lions 2017 Young Lions Health Award this week

Creatives: enter Cannes Lions 2017 Young Lions Health Award this week

20 Apr 2017

Sama KZN to protest the sorry state of healthcare in the province

Sama KZN to protest the sorry state of healthcare in the province

18 Apr 2017

Catastrophic antibiotic threat from food

Catastrophic antibiotic threat from food

Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Tan Zhai Gen 7 Apr 2017

How to fund a failing health system

How to fund a failing health system

TAWANDA KAROMBO and ADRI KOTZE 6 Apr 2017

Dr Margaret Chan, WHO director-general

WHO launches medication safety plan

6 Apr 2017

Source: World Health Organisation

Nigeria needs $1.1bn for meningitis vaccine programme

Damilola Oyedele 4 Apr 2017

BevSA wants more time on sugar tax

BevSA wants more time on sugar tax

4 Apr 2017

Satellifes at night.

Purposefully recolouring township satellites with Grey

Leigh Andrews 4 Apr 2017

Huge response to illegal advert

Huge response to illegal advert

Estelle Ellis 31 Mar 2017

Limpopo gets new medical school, hospital

Limpopo gets new medical school, hospital

31 Mar 2017

First free ADHD screening programme for underserved communities

First free ADHD screening programme for underserved communities

30 Mar 2017