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A Constitutional Court ruling on sections 36 to 40 of the National Health Act has sparked conflicting statements from the Department of Health and Parliament regarding its impact on the National Health Insurance framework. The Mine Health and Safety Amendment Bill has been formally tabled in Parliament to align the principal Act with the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002. The Department of Military Veterans has published draft amendments to the Military Veterans Benefits Regulations, 2014, specifically targeting healthcare provisions. The Department of Health has issued new National Norms and Standards for Environmental Health Services, replacing the 2015 framework with immediate effect. The National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Health has concluded the public hearing phase for the Tobacco Products & Electronic Delivery System Control Bill, marking a significant step toward the repeal of the Tobacco Products Control Act, No. 83 of 1993. New guidelines under the Mine Health and Safety Act, No. 29 of 1996, establish mandatory frameworks for managing non-communicable diseases and mental health in the mining sector.
Here's a case where prayer alone won't cut it. Church of Scientology Volunteer Ministers are using the world's highest grade decontamination technology to wage war against the deadly virus. 
Air pollution from coal power stations causes disease and kills thousands of South Africans every year, says UK expert Dr Mike Holland. Air pollution from coal-fired power stations kills more than 2,200 South Africans every year, and causes thousands of cases of bronchitis and asthma in adults and children annually. This costs the country more than R30 billion annually, through hospital admissions and lost working days. These are some of the findings of a recent study into SA's air quality by the renowned environmental expert.
Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi loves us so much he wants every South African to live cleaner, healthier lives. He plans to do this through plain packaging of cigarettes, one of the dumbest ideas ever concocted in the name of the nanny state. But government may be exposing itself to potential legal claims for destruction of trademarks, often a company's most valuable asset, while widespread counterfeiting of cigarettes is another likely consequence. And while we're about protecting the lives of South Africans, why not ban motor cars which kills thousands every year?
Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi's call for a ban on smoking in all public places is an assault on freedom and civil liberties. Whether you are a smoker or not, this attack on tobacco (which is not illegal) affects you and your liberties.
The nanny state is at it again. Now health minister Aaron Motsoaledi wants to ban smoking in public places altogether. The Free Market Foundation calls this an assault on basic freedoms and property rights.
Medical litigation has hit crisis proportions in South Africa, prompted by litigation lawyers motivated not so much by care for patients than by opportunities to line their own pockets, according to health minister Aaron Motsoaledi. The same kind of behaviour bankrupted the Road Accident Fund.
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