A recent survey conducted by the Health Promotion Board has revealed that a large number of women are aware about the ways by which HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) can be prevented. According to the survey, about
66% of the women know as to how HIV spreads. However, in 2007, only 33% of the people were aware about it.

It has been revealed according to a recent research that African–American People are more prone to developing high blood pressure problems than their white counterparts.

The research team revealed that African-American people are more prone to developing diseases like hypertension and blood pressure problems. They are actually prone to having this disease about a year earlier than their white counterparts.

Violence that is fuelled by drinking excessively will now be controlled as there is a ban being planned on advertisements of alcohol in South Africa.

Reports have stated that a healthier lifestyle is the key to better lives and excessive alcohol just worsens the affair thus an attempt to curb alcohol is being made.

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) unveils the substandard and ill-treatment on the mothers of the newborn at the maternity care of South Africa, in a report. South Africa provided best health facilities, but the maternity section seems to be neglected and overlooked.

Cancer cases are on a rise in African and it claims the life of more people than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria together. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in Africa because of a lack of reproductive health information and unnecessary delays in treatment in rural areas.

The international mobile industry association, GSMA, has announced government's plans for National Health Insurance (NHI) to offer business opportunities to cell phones companies. For the same, the GSMA will be conducting a mobile health conference in Cape Town. During the conference the role of technology in addressing the healthcare needs of developed and emerging economies will be discussed.

It has come to light that South Africa’s health care sector lacks about 40,000 nurses. The Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi said that it will take 20 years to fill the shortage of the nurses. About 106 new nursing colleges will be opened to cater to the urgent need of the hospitals. It is believed that the new nurse colleges will double the number of nurses.