Health
Gardening project helps patients recover from mental illness
The Spring Foundation at Lentegeur Hospital has several projects to rehabilitate patients
By Daniel Steyn
News | 11 January 2023
New medicines for drug-resistant TB will save lives. But will they be affordable where they are most needed?
Study, published today in New England Journal Medicine, shows that a new regimen is safer and more effective than the current standard of care.
By Daniel Steyn and Nathan Geffen
News | 22 December 2022
Tembisa Hospital CEO and senior officials must face disciplinary action, tribunal rules
Shonisani Lethole died after he had not been fed for days
Law | 15 December 2022
Mothers speak out about traumatic births at hospitals
Social movement raises awareness about obstetric violence
News | 9 December 2022
Man dies during eight-hour wait for an ambulance
Only one ambulance for hundreds of villages in Matatiele
News | 8 December 2022
Student organisation SHAWCO bounces back to celebrate 80th birthday
The welfare organisation aims to be operating at 100% capacity by the end of 2023
News | 7 December 2022
Injections against HIV could be manufactured locally and cheaply, says Aspen Pharmacare
Cabotegravir is still unaffordable after two years
By Daniel Steyn
News | 1 December 2022
Public sector workers call on government to return to negotiating table
Unions reject 3% wage increase
By Chris Gilili, Thamsanqa Mbovane and Joseph Chirume
News | 22 November 2022
Good news: HIV medicine prices have decreased dramatically!
Experts commend the Department of Health’s efforts to secure lower prices in new contract
By Liezl Human
News | 16 November 2022