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Free State health is investigating patient death after generator runs out of diesel during power outage
Molefi Sompane
A nurse tells Health-e News that stating that the official responsible for refuelling the generator was absent during the outage and has since been suspended.
Some Gauteng pupils left without meals because of delayed tender process
Palesa Matlala
Pupils in Gauteng returned to school this week to find no lunch being served, as the National School Nutrition Programme tender bid is delayed due to a contested bid.
Health Department budget increases, but is it enough?Â
Yoliswa Sobuwa
Russel Rensburg of the Rural Health Advocacy Project notes that the increased budget would not resolve the healthcare system’s funding crisis and stressed the need for effective spending oversight in provinces.
Life Esidimeni families to fight ‘tooth and nail’ to see justice served for their membersÂ
Yoliswa Sobuwa
The Pretoria High Court found Gauteng health MEC Qedani Mahlangu and the former Gauteng mental health head Dr Makgabo Manamela liable for the deaths of ten patients.
South Africa’s healthcare system: eight steps that would get it on the right track
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South Africa’s healthcare system suffers from widespread problems in its governance. Indicators confirm that there are system-wide failures.
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