Health
Taking healthcare to SASSA queues: pensioners screened for hypertension
About 60% of participants are found to have high blood pressure
News | 10 February 2022
HIV incidence in South Africa has halved since 2010
This is mainly due to antiretroviral treatment and condom promotion, but male medical circumcision and behaviour change after HIV diagnosis had a role too
Science | 9 February 2022
What can you do to reduce the risk of getting an antibiotic-resistant infection?
Part four in our series on antibiotic resistance
Science | 3 February 2022
Security guards and cleaners at Gauteng hospitals demand permanent employment
Union members say they are exploited and lack job security under private companies
News | 2 February 2022
Nurses robbed during security guard strike
Cellphones and car keys stolen as guards continue to strike for back pay
Brief | 27 January 2022
Why the “war” against bacteria is the wrong strategy
Part two in a series on antibiotic resistance
Science | 27 January 2022
Patients turned away from clinics as security guards strike over late pay
Eastern Cape health department has only paid Silver Solutions Security up to October
Brief | 26 January 2022
Eastern Cape health workers warn about staff shortages
2,700 contracts not being renewed by health department
News | 25 January 2022
There’s another pandemic we should be focused on: antibiotic-resistant infections
Millions of people are now dying every year because of bad practices and South Africa is one of the worst culprits
Science | 25 January 2022