Healthcare usage doubles since 2000
The use of public healthcare services has almost doubled over the past eight years, with 101-million visits to clinics over the last financial year, and the National Consultative Health Form is now calling for per capita expenditure on healthcare to be doubled over the next 10 years.
The Great Granny Revolution
A new film documents the partnership formed between the grannies of a small Canadian town and the gogos of a South African township who are left to care for their orphaned grandchildren.
'Patent herbal medicines'
Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has urged traditional healers to patent traditional medicines and protect indigenous knowledge, while also encouraging an increase in research and development of such medicines.
Drop in Aids rates 'a positive sign'
A fall in Aids infection rates among pregnant South African women is a positive, albeit preliminary, sign of success in combating the epidemic in the country, says Kaiser Family Foundation chief executive Drew Altman.
Khomanani back on track
South Africa is re-launching the Khomanani HIV/Aids awareness campaign, which means "Caring together", with the health department this time putting more emphasis on treatment, care and support.
SA ratchets up ARV rollout
South Africa had almost doubled the number of people receiving anti-retroviral therapy from the public health sector between March and December 2006, and now provides treatment for more than 239 000 people.
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