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The Thinking Behind The Conference Abstract Themes

With the abstract submission deadline looming and almost 100 applicants about to face judgement of their work from a strong panel of experts, we thought

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The Thinking Behind The Conference Abstract Themes

With the abstract submission deadline looming and almost 100 applicants about to face judgement of their work from a strong panel of experts, we thought

The 15-minute procedure that changes everything featured image

The 15-minute procedure that changes everything

HASA has partnered with the Cipla Foundation and the Western Cape Department of Health to establish a nursing surgery at the Esidulelweni Wellness Centre in

Care that reaches further

An estimated 6,000 South African children are born each year with congenital heart defects. Most of them will eventually reach a public hospital waiting list.

NHI Power to Decide Doctors’ Workplaces Ruled Unconstitutional

The Constitution Court has declared as unconstitutional sections of the National Health Act that put the power to decide where health institutions and professionals can

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

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

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

Training the specialists South Africa doesn’t have yet

South Africa faces a nursing crisis that gets far less attention than the shortage of doctors. Nurses are at the frontline of every patient interaction