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Spotlight on non-communicable diseases
17 May 2012
36 million people died in 2008 due to non-communicable diseases. Non-communicable diseases currently cause almost two thirds of all deaths worldwide. In South Africa non-communicable diseases are part of the country’s quadruple burden of disease. Read full story
SAMA outraged at non-payment of Eastern Cape doctors
14 May 2012
Press release: The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has expressed outrage at the Eastern Cape’s Health Department’s failure to pay many of its doctors since December. Read full story
International Day of the Midwife 2012
4 May 2012
About 1 000 women and almost 10 000 newborns die every day due to largely preventable complications during pregnancy, childbirth and the immediate postnatal period. Every year, nearly three million babies are stillborn. Read full story
The district health barometer 2010/11
3 May 2012
The District Health Barometer's goal is to improve the quality of and access to primary health care services, by monitoring and measuring important performance indicators of the health system at district level. Read full story
