Private hospital group Netcare has reported a 15.5 percent increase in diluted headline earnings a share for the six months to March 31, driven by a strong performance in its South African business despite the country's weak economy. Read more>
GEMS always has our members' health at heart, and we continually strive to ensure that our members receive the very best care and get the most out of their benefits. Read more>
Health ministers from around the world are gathering in Geneva this week for the annual meeting of the World Health Organisation (WHO). Read more>
The Democratic Alliance has called for a private administrator to take over the medical aid division of the Compensation Fund after research it conducted showed more and more doctors were turning away injured workers because of non-payment of bills. Read more>
Dire shortages of medicines at public hospitals and clnics are giving rise to fears of increased drug resistance among patients. Read more>
The Council for Medical Schemes plans to declare certain practices undesirable in an effort to clean up the way in which trustees are elected to the boards of schemes. Read more>
The Heart and Stroke Foundation has urged South Africans to check their blood pressure readings and follow a healthy diet - but poverty and the high food prices put a healthy diet out of reach of many people in the country. Read more>
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