Universal Health Coverage Day

Motsoaledi: NHI is “Global Antidote” to Profit-Driven Healthcare System

In an address marking Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day 2025, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has examined South Africa’s healthcare system, challenging the current...
SA’S HEALTH SYSTEM IS CRACKING; THE WORKFORCE CRISIS CAN NO LONGER BE IGNORED

SA’S HEALTH SYSTEM IS CRACKING; THE WORKFORCE CRISIS CAN NO LONGER...

South Africa’s health system is approaching breaking point. Burnout is widespread, digital inequality is entrenching a two-tier system, and many facilities remain chronically understaffed...
Don’t be caught off-guard by a medical emergency this festive season

Don’t be caught off-guard by a medical emergency this festive season

During medical emergencies, it’s common for bystanders or witnesses to feel helpless. The common fight-or-flight response can get triggered in most people, resulting in...
Siemens Healthineers and NSIA Announce Landmark 10-Year Partnership to Transform Healthcare in Nigeria

Siemens Healthineers and NSIA Announce Landmark 10-Year Partnership to Transform Healthcare...

A landmark 10-year strategic partnership to transform Nigeria’s healthcare infrastructure with cutting-edge medical imaging technology and capacity-building. Initial phase will equip 10 new...
Arabian Ethicals Partners with Accord Healthcare to Advance Patient Access Across the UAE

Arabian Ethicals Partners with Accord Healthcare to Advance Patient Access Across...

Strategic Collaboration to Expand Availability of Essential Cancer Therapies and Oncology Treatments Across the UAE Arabian Ethicals, a Ghobash Group enterprise with a 48-year legacy...
With Child Deaths Projected to Rise for the First Time This Century, Gates Foundation Urges Global Leaders to Target Scarce Resources Where They Save the Most Lives

With Child Deaths Projected to Rise for the First Time This...

New Goalkeepers Report models impact of global health funding cuts, offers roadmap of best buys and most effective investments to slow this reversal SEATTLE, 4...
The day I became “uninsurable” and what it taught me about financial resilience

The day I became “uninsurable” and what it taught me about...

We rarely think about how fragile our plans are until life forces us to. Most of us assume we have time. Time to get...
Dr Kashmal Kalan, Medical Director at Alvi Armani South Africa

Brows on the rise: Why eyebrow transplants are seeing rapid growth

Demand for hair restoration is surging, and eyebrow transplants are emerging as one of the fastest-growing procedures worldwide. According to the International Society of...
Heat, chill, repeat! Step into the contrast therapy experience at One Flow

Heat, chill, repeat! Step into the contrast therapy experience at One...

Cape Town is South Africa’s leading destination for wellness tourism with authorities and analysts reporting a 45.2% visitor engagement rate in the wellness activities...
More sunshine means more reason to check in on your skin

More sunshine means more reason to check in on your skin

We love our South African summers the braais, the beach, the sunshine. But with all that joy comes a reality we can’t afford to...
Cerelac is a popular baby cereal produced by Nestlé. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks.

Calls for Nestlé to remove sugar from baby foods

20 African civil society organisations have called on Nestlé to stop adding sugar to baby products. This comes after reports that Nestlé Cerelac...
Illustration: Lisa Nelso

Release of useful health statistics: 2015 to 2025

Earlier this year, we made a request for data to the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) using the Promotion of Access to Information Act....