Health care systems News

SWC: health sector 90% ready

South Africa's health sector is "90%" ready for the soccer world cup and working quickly to close the gaps, Deputy Health Minister Molefi Sefularo said on Monday.

Docs in Haiti facing new challenges

Medical teams in Haiti are still treating trauma patients but also face a new wave of ailments linked to poor hygiene and squalid, cramped living conditions.

Obama unveils health plan

President Barack Obama unveiled a dramatic gambit on his stalled health care plan to millions of Americans, summoning Republicans to a televised White House summit.

Bonitas contests curatorship

Bonitas principal officer Bafana Nkosi has left the ship while the fund is contesting the application for curatorship by the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS).

Health experts better than blogs

Health information written by a doctor is rated as more credible when it appears on a Web site than in a blog or a homepage, according to a study.

ECape health suspends payments

The Eastern Cape health department says it is R1.8 billion in the red, and has suspended all outstanding occupation specific dispensation payments until April.

DA: Zuma undermines Aids fight

President Jacob Zuma had undermined the struggle against HIV/Aids by having unprotected sex again, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Sunday.

5 new execs for Gauteng hospitals

Five new chief executive officers have been appointed at Gauteng state hospitals to stabilise, improve and sustain the quality of services.

Bonitas may be under curatorship

The acting Registrar of Medical Schemes filed papers with the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday asking for an urgent hearing to place Bonitas Medical Fund under curatorship.

Motsoaledi: focus on healthcare

At a conference with his health MECs and national and international health experts, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said the government recommitted itself to primary health care.