Melanie Da Costa Appointed CEO at Netcare
Melanie Da Costa, past Hospital Association of South Africa Board member and Chairman, and a recipient of the Hospital Association of South African Lifetime Achievement Award was announced yesterday, 19 May 2026, as the incoming CEO of Netcare. To read Netcare’s announcement, please click on this link.
Off the waiting list
In the Western Cape, a prostate cancer patient arrived at Tygerberg Hospital with a diagnosis and no way to pay for treatment. His case was referred to Mediclinic, where a specialist performed a robotic-assisted prostatectomy – a procedure usually accessible only to patients with comprehensive medical aid. He walked out the next day.
Catching cancer before it catches you
A mammogram takes about twenty minutes. A cervical smear, a few minutes more. A PSA test for prostate cancer is a simple blood draw.
Fed, safe and ready to learn
In South Africa, one in four children under five is stunted – physically and cognitively affected by chronic malnutrition during the years when the brain develops fastest.