South Africa's strategic direction around health policy has deteriorated to almost nothing. ShutterstockHealth did not get significant attention in South African President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address. The main points he mentioned included the fact that life expectancy had significantly improved to 62 years across all genders; that the HIV policy introduced in … [Read more...] about Strategic direction around South Africa’s health policy has deteriorated to almost nothing | The Conversation
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South Africa’s president failed to touch the nerve of the nation | The Conversation
President Jacob Zuma delivers his State of the Nation address. Reuters/Schalk van ZuydamSouth African President Jacob Zuma delivered his 2016 State of the Nation Address yesterday. Here is a summary of comments made by Professor Mzukisi Qobo in a radio interview with The Conversation Africa Politics + Society editor Thabo Leshilo and Voice of Wits presenter Tsholo Semenya. You … [Read more...] about South Africa’s president failed to touch the nerve of the nation | The Conversation
Progress report on promises made to improve South Africa’s health services | The Conversation
ShutterstockOver the last three years South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has made several promises to improve health care in his annual state of the nation address. This includes fighting TB, improving life expectancy and reducing maternal, infant and under five mortality. Health and Medicine Editor Candice Bailey asked a panel of academics to assess whether the promises have … [Read more...] about Progress report on promises made to improve South Africa’s health services | The Conversation
Why Mbeki’s contested articles have a role to play in South Africa’s history | The Conversation
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki is back in the public eye thanks to a series of open letters he's written since the start of 2016. Reuters/Phil MooreSouth Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki kicked off 2016 by publishing a series of online essays designed to rectify what he views as serious errors in the country’s modern historiography. He claims that many … [Read more...] about Why Mbeki’s contested articles have a role to play in South Africa’s history | The Conversation
Southern Africa’s retrenched miners face a future without health care | The Conversation
Anglo American's plans to reduce its operations will have an impact on the provision of health services to miners. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko Two of the world’s mining heavyweights have announced production cuts and staff cutbacks. These moves by BHP Billiton and Anglo American will have a major impact on efforts to contain TB and HIV as mining houses have become integral to … [Read more...] about Southern Africa’s retrenched miners face a future without health care | The Conversation
