Health
SA’s injury statistics are not accurate, experts warn
South African Medical Research Council says death notification form must be changed
By Sonia A. Rao
News | 13 September 2023
Silicosis: 68-year-old mineworker gets compensation payout months before he dies
Q(h)ubeka Trust winds up after paying out R420-million in compensation following court settlement with employers
News | 13 September 2023
Video: Kalahari project gives people back their sight
Removing cataracts is easy and inexpensive. Yet in some parts of South Africa thousands of people are waiting for surgery.
By Julie Bourdin and Barry Christianson
Video | 6 September 2023
Elderly Gugulethu women celebrated at end of Women’s Month
“Our own children don’t take care of us, they neglect us. These clubs help us feel accepted and loved” says pensioner.
Brief | 1 September 2023
We bought dagga. It was probably illegal. Here’s why
The Medicines Act is being misused while Parliament dithers
By Lucas Nowicki and Ashraf Hendricks
Feature | 25 August 2023
Health department must hand over Covid vaccine procurement documents
The Health Justice Initiative wants to assess the legality and cost-effectiveness of the pandemic rollout
Law | 17 August 2023
Court ruling means that pharmacists can prescribe to people with HIV
Specially trained pharmacists will be allowed to manage and prescribe medicine to patients with HIV and/or tuberculosis
Law | 15 August 2023
Health activists make over 12,000 submissions on draft food labelling regulations
The proposed warning labels will clearly indicate when food is high in sugar, salt and fat or contains artificial sweeteners, but the sugar industry has warned against “demonising sugar”
News | 31 July 2023
This vaccine at birth can save thousands of lives
Hepatitis B is a silent killer and one of the leading causes of liver cancer
By Daniel Steyn
News | 31 July 2023