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Healthcare

MomConnect celebrates 10 years of transforming maternal and child health in SA

17 Oct 2024

Medical Aid

What every expectant parent needs to know about maternity and newborn care cover, Medshield

Issued by Stone 6 Sep 2024

Healthcare

A holistic approach will build a stronger rural healthcare system

12 Jul 2024

Mental health

#Budget2023: SA's mental health needs better funding

23 Feb 2023

Public Health

Antenatal care essential for protecting the health of women and their unborn children

14 Feb 2023

Women's Health

World Patient Day focuses on safe and respectful childbirth

17 Sep 2021

Women who had a secondary or higher level of education were more likely to test for HIV than women who had no formal education. Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

African countries differ widely in prenatal HIV testing: why it matters

Anthony Idowu Ajayi 13 Jan 2021

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, regional head, Africa, World Health Organisation

Covid-19

Africa's fragile health system hit hard by Covid-19

9 Nov 2020

Covid-19

Covid-19 exposes weaknesses in Kenya's healthcare system. And what can be done

Abdu Mohiddin & Marleen Temmerman 29 Jul 2020

Covid-19

#OnTheFrontLine: Be kind to each other, says Dr Roslyn Lutaaya

15 Jul 2020

What mattered most to mothers using Nigeria’s free maternal health services was that their babies were healthy. Adekunle Ajayi/Getty Images

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

What mothers told me about Nigeria's free maternal health services

Anthony Idowu Ajayi 17 Mar 2020

HIV/AIDS

South Africa steps up its game to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV

Ute Feuch & Jeannette Wessels 9 Jan 2020

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Antenatal care in Kenya needs improvement

Patience Afulani 26 Nov 2019

Only one third of women in Madagascar get prenatal care in the first trimester. Shutterstock

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Madagascar trial: how a simple pregnancy test can change lives

Alison B Comfort 3 Oct 2019

Dr Chris Archer, CEO of the South African Private Practitioners Forum; moderator, Tanya Cohen, former Business Unity South Africa CEO; Dr Guni Goolab, principal officer, Government Employee Medical Scheme (GEMS); Dr Terence Moodley, board member of Samed; Melanie da Costa, director of strategy and healthcare policy, Netcare; Dr Stavros Nicolaou, chairman of the Pharmaceutical Task Group Dr Anban Pillay, deputy director general, National Department of Health; and Dr Jonathan Broomberg, CEO, Discovery Health

NHI

After NHI - South Africans can still choose medical aids

Nicci Botha 27 Aug 2019

International migrants often struggle to access healthcare. Shutterstock

Public Health

Migrants must be part of South Africa's universal health plan. Here's why

Sasha Frade & Jo Vearey 30 Jul 2019

Home visit trials strongly encouraged spouses to get involved. Anne Cockroft

Women's Health

Nigerian trial shows how universal home visits can help reduce maternal risks

Anne Cockcroft & Neil Andersson 11 Apr 2019

Doctors at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya. Shutterstock

Public Health

Scorecards can help measure health outcomes. An East Africa case study

Wilfred Senyoni 8 Apr 2019

Maternal mortality is much higher in Africa than in high-income countries. Shutterstock

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The death rate for mothers having C-sections is 50 times higher in Africa

Bruce M Biccard 26 Mar 2019

People queue in makeshift camps following past threats of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Today, rescinded health department memos requesting foreigners pay in full for healthcare have sparked a national debate. (Fredrik Lemeryd)

Public Health

Are foreigners really entitled to free healthcare in South Africa?

Sasha Stevenson 13 Mar 2019

John Kamaro, director for Global Gaming Africa

Fintech

Blockchain as a solution to Africa's challenges

Katy Micallef 21 Sep 2018

Public Health

Poor quality health services are holding back UHC

17 Jul 2018

Noncommunicable diseases

Gestational diabetes a very real threat

1 Sep 2017

Health & Welfare

Ensuring safer pregnancies for Kenyan women in urban slums

Blessing Mberu, Kanyiva Muindi, and Patricia Elung 25 May 2017

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

#PregnancyAwarenessWeek: Teamwork will alleviate obstetrics crisis

8 Feb 2017

ESG & Sustainability

How Africa can perform better in the new round of UN development goals

Ademola Adenle 18 Jan 2017

Technology

Internet.org awards African innovation

3 Oct 2016

Public Health

CoCT takes mobile healthcare to the people

22 Jul 2016

ESG

Brands can build capacity in communities

1 Jun 2016

Public Health

Developing a community of health

13 May 2016

Health & Welfare

R25m set aside for Africa's first social impact bonds

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 30 Mar 2016

Public Health

Africa's first SIBs aim at boosting health and social outcomes

29 Mar 2016

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Know your numbers throughout your pregnancy

15 May 2015

Health & Welfare

Investing in ECD helps to reduce social and economic inequality

Sizwe Nxasana 28 Oct 2014

Public Health

State cannot afford to hire the specialists it trains

Tamar Kahn 30 Oct 2013

Paediatrics

Early detection vital for preventing disease

18 Sep 2013

Technology

Low-cost ultrasound for moms, babies

Wilma den Hartigh 26 Feb 2013

HIV/AIDS

Partnership to develop management in HIV/AIDS fight

17 Aug 2012

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

KZN tackles maternal deaths

8 Jun 2012

HIV/AIDS

Antenatal HIV prevalence up

Gabi Khumalo 1 Dec 2011

Public Health

Govt working around the clock on NHI

1 Jun 2011

Malaria

Protection of pregnant women against malaria still inadequate

26 Jan 2011

Paediatrics

Tips on pregnancy care from NHS Choices

6 Oct 2010

Public Health

Saving 11 million African lives...

30 Jul 2010

HIV/AIDS

Infants in African countries receive minimum help to reduce risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission

20 Jul 2010

Women's Health

World Bank announces plan to reduce maternity deaths; fertility rates

14 May 2010

Women's Health

Black women in Britain have double the risk of pregnancy complications

16 Apr 2009

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Death... by birth

Bathandwa Mbola 16 Jan 2009

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