By David MonyaeChina’s naval hospital ship, the “Peace Ark” arrived in South Africa for the first time since its commissioning in 2008. It will be based in South Africa for seven days to provide medical services and its highly specialised medical tea…
Health activists and organisations are urging an intensified response to the Mpox outbreak in Africa, where the virus has infected thousands and caused hundreds ...
SP Health Department nurse Mable Tubaaka conducts educational sessions on women’s health, Luangeni Constituency, Eastern Province, Zambia, 10 June. Prompted by the ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa signs the National Health Insurance Bill into law in Pretoria. Ramaphosa, correctly, has identified the core problem we need to overcome: ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa signing the NHI into law at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Wednesday. Right-wing parties advocating against labour interests and hard-won ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill which directs the transformation of the South Africa’s health care system ...
Devastation in Gaza. MSF reports a severe mental health crisis among health workers and patients in Gaza, caused by relentless Israeli attacks and destruction of ...
Sudanese refugee camp in Chad, May 16, 2023. Public health concerns in war-torn Sudan continue to escalate with the destruction of health infrastructure, widespread ...
Picture: Hanay, CC BY-SA 4. 0 , via Wikimedia Commons Women drawing water from a well in Zambia. A deadly cholera outbreak in Zambia continues to endanger lives ...
Picture: Médecins Sans Frontières / File – A Zimbabwean child is treated for cholera. The number of cholera cases worldwide continues to grow, with countries in ...
Picture: HAITU / X (formerly Twitter) / Taken on March 28, 2023 Healthcare workers march to the office of the Gauteng Premier, demanding permanent employment and ...
Picture: ANA file – Long queues are a common sight outside South Africa's public hospitals. The ANC cannot afford to alienate its chief ally, Cosatu. Nor can it ...
Picture: Giuseppe Cacace / AFP / Taken on October 19, 2023 – Humanitarian aid provided by the United Nations is loaded onto a United Arab Emirates Air Force aircraft ...
Picture: Doctor Ngcobo / African News Agency / Taken November 30, 2023 – South Africans join the world in commemorating World AIDS Day, which is marked on December ...
Picture: via Peoples Dispatch – The 5th meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) of the WHO. Pandemic Treaty talks face hurdles as equity concerns, ...
Picture: Abhisek Sarda/Flickr – A recent report details how aggressive marketing strategies are influencing Indians to consume more ultra-processed food (UPF), colloquially ...
Picture: Ayanda Ndamane/African News Agency (ANA) - The world is marking Mental Health Awareness Month during October. By Ratidzo C. MakombeMental health has become ...
Picture: Aktiv – Protesters holding placard reading “What’s the cost of reproductive rights?” during March 8 rally (International Women’s Day), Zagreb, Croatia. ...
Picture: Nhlanhla Phillips/African News Agency (ANA) - Vaping has morphed into a peer pressure mechanism, coercing young individuals into adopting the habit to fit ...
By Larisse PrinsenLast month, the South African National Assembly passed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. From there, the Bill will be sent to the National ...