STATE-run clinics throughout SA will cut patient waiting time in half and provide world-class primary healthcare by 2018, if President Jacob Zuma has his way. But it will be no overnight task, according to the team of experts Zuma put together to implement the clinic improvement programme, known as Operation Phakisa Phase Two. Read more>
THE world has a "window of opportunity" to break the HIV/AIDS epidemic for good, according to the United Nations HIV/AIDS programme UNAIDS. Read more>
People who rely on gap cover to make up for shortfalls in their medical scheme cover should watch out for changes to their cover, which are being made in anticipation of new regulations that will govern gap cover products. Read more>
Life Healthcare has entered into discussions to acquire two businesses in Poland, a fragmented market that the group has identified as an area of growth as it expands abroad. Read more>
Healthier companies show lower absenteeism rates and more productivity levels than their unhealthier competitors, according to the 2014 Healthy Company Index. Read more>
Doctors Without Borders is about to launch clinical trials of three possible treatments for Ebola in West Africa. Read more>
South Africa's introduction of a new childhood vaccination against pneumococcal diseases five years ago has slashed the incidence of life-threatening pneumonia and meningitis, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more>
INSURER Discovery expects its now wholly owned UK health and life businesses, PruHealth and PruProtect, to start making a significant contribution to its bottom line. Read more>
As pneumonia remains a leading cause of death in South Africa, experts stress that early treatment is key to heading off this killer infection. Read more>
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