Govt calls on private sector to work towards universal coverage

Government had come up with elaborate plans to improve access to healthcare and called on the private sector to work towards universal coverage so more South Africans could access quality healthcare, said health minister Aaron Motsoaledi on the opening day of the Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) 2012 Conference in Cape Town. Read more >>

Call to implement nutrition roadmap

Aid organisations World Vision and Save the Children are calling for political promises to be urgently translated into action to avert the deaths of millions of undernourished children around the world. Read more >>

Shortage of consumables at Seshego Hospital shocking

Limpopo Health and Social Development MEC, Dr Norman Mabasa, has vowed to hold the hospital management accountable for the shortage of basic consumables at Seshego Hospital. Read more >>

Competition Commission healthcare inquiry needs to be holistic

A potential inquiry by the Competition Commission of the private healthcare sector would need to be holistic if it were to get to the bottom of what is driving increased expenditure or costs in the broader sector. Read more >>

SCA dismisses BHF, SAMWUMED appeal application on PMB payment case

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed the application from the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) and SAMWUMED to appeal the judgement handed down in May 2012. Read more >>

Study explores how brain disruption may foster schizophrenia

Yale University researchers have discovered an innovative way to study how large brain systems are organized, an advance that has already provided insights into diseases such as schizophrenia. Read more >>

Denosumab reduces burden of giant-cell tumor of the bone

PHILADELPHIA, USA: Treatment with Denosumab, a drug targeted against a protein that helps promote bone destruction, decreased the number of tumor giant cells in patients with giant-cell tumor of the bone, and increased new bone formation, according to the results of a phase II study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Read more >>

New managers to strengthen Gauteng Health

The Gauteng Department of Health has appointed five senior managers, as part of its on-going efforts to achieve a turnaround and stability. Read more >>

Pill may cut HIV risk as much as 99%

Daily use of a pill approved to protect against HIV infection cuts a man's risk of getting the virus by 99%, a new study indicates. The research also offers the first evidence that even imperfect adherence to the treatment regimen can provide a big reduction in the risk of acquiring the virus, which causes AIDS. This article courtesy of the Gladstone Institutes and World Science staff. Read more >>

SA's Aids funding safe for now

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe reiterated on Tuesday that South Africa would continue to receive uninterrupted funding from the United States Government for Aids relief programmes, for the time being. Read more >>