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The Presidential Health Compact will be ‘meaningless’ without buy-in from all of societyÂ
Yoliswa Sobuwa
The health compact is intended to unite various sectors of society in addressing South Africa’s health challenges, but the lack of consensus highlights the ongoing divisions over the best approach to achieving universal health coverage.
Explosion at Polokwane Hospital injures three, X-Ray services halted
Montsho Matlala
Two hospital radiographers and a technician from the private company were injured in the blast.
Gauteng Health summoned to legislature for failing to pay R1 billion to suppliers
Yoliswa Sobuwa
The department has a history of non-payment, which has previously disrupted services, such as halting surgeries at Leratong Regional Hospital.
Air pollution in South Africa: affordable new devices use AI to monitor hotspots in real time
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The health risks of poor air quality are known. But it’s always been costly to set up monitoring stations to measure it regularly.
South Africa’s diabetes crisis: poor surveillance hampers effective response
Yoliswa Sobuwa
Despite estimates from the International Diabetes Federation indicating that around 4.2 million South Africans live with diabetes, the true extent of the disease remains unclear due to a lack of accurate and comprehensive data.
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