A long and healthy life for all South Africans

We commit to:

  1. Increase life expectancy
  2. Decrease maternal and child mortality
  3. Combat HIV and AIDS and decrease the burden of disease from TB
  4. Strengthen health system effectiveness
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Department of Health Budget Vote Speech 2012/2013

Minister Aaron Motsoaledi yesterday delivered his Department of Health Budget Vote Speech to the National Assembly in Cape Town. In the speech the minister highlighted the health department outcome of "A long and healthy life for all South Africans" and the four outputs associated with it. He also discussed the National Health Insurance.

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Minister Motsoaledi calls for more physical activity

Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has called for more physical activity as South Africa joins the rest of the world in marking Move for Health Day tomorrow. Move for Health Day seeks to alert the world to the dangers of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which are on the increase world-wide.

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South Africa commemorates World Malaria Day

South African joins the global community in commemorating World Malaria Day on 25 April 2012. South Africa has made significant strides in reducing malaria cases and deaths and has adopted an elimination programme to reduce local transmission of malaria to zero cases by 2018.