May 2017 News

Announcing the Pan African Health Tourism Congress 2017

The Pan-African Health Tourism Congress is the flagship event of the health tourism sector. The convention has a mandate: "Expand the industry to address a broader market." Read more>

Life Healthcare warns on profits citing Alliance Medical deal costs

Life Healthcare said headline earnings per share, the most widely used profit measure in South Africa that excludes some one-off items, would be between 23.3 and 27.9 cents for the six-months to the end of March, compared to 93 cents a year earlier. Read More>

Negligent facilities to face the music

Health MEC Butana Komphela says any government health facility found to be guilty of negligence in the Free State will face consequences. Komphela was speaking in an interview with The New Age on Saturday at Bloem Spa where he held a conference with officials from various hospitals. Read more>

Policies needed to curb diseases linked to poverty

Discussion among the panel, which also included leaders from the pharmaceutical industry such as Pfizer and Merck, as well as Ellen Agler from The End Fund in the US, agreed that health policies regarding diseases found in poverty stricken areas need to be addressed at a broader level and develop policies which incorporate socio-economic factors. Read more> 

Thank you nursing staff

International Nurses Day will be celebrated on 12 May, the birthday of Florence Nightingale - the founder of modern day nursing. Nurses around the globe are celebrated for their hard work and dedication on this special day. Read more>