Millions go hungry, accountability and public participation needed
One in four people go hungry in South Africa every day, and the public needs to ensure that their right to access to food enshrined in the Constitution is realised.
Ayanda Mkhwanazi
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NHLS whistleblowers targeted, say former employees
Ex-employees of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) allege that former NHLS CEO Dr Saggie Pillay’s tenure at the body was marred by corruption – and that whistleblowers were dealt with swiftly.
World wastes almost half of all food produced
About 40 percent of the food produced globally is wasted while 795 million people go hungry, according to new research released yesterday (16 July)
Gauteng the latest province to admit ambulance shortages
With just 393 ambulances on Gauteng roads, the province is far from meeting national standards for emergency vehicles despite 49 recently procured ambulances. Now one Eldorado Park family says they have paid the ultimate price for the province’s ambulance shortage.
Unregulated old age homes may be on the rise
With only eight government-run old age homes nationwide, unregulated facilities may be preying on the elderly alongside loan sharks and even pensioners’ own families, according to a new South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) report.
NHI: School health teams take screenings to rural children
For the country’s rural children, the revitalisation of school health services could be a lifeline - if doctors and specialists answer the call.
NHI: Poor conditions scare GPs away
Poor conditions in some National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts are causing general practitioners (GPs) to think twice about working in public health
[Updated] 500,000 former miners await compensation
The mining houses' Compensation Fund owes R1.5 billion to workers who developed occupational illnesses like silicosis while on the job, according to Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.*
Dying in Joburg a costly venture
Terminally ill patients in Johannesburg will spend about R63,000 in their last days on end of life care – almost three times more patients in some coastal towns, according to Discovery Health’s CEO Dr Jonathan Broomberg.
Vaccinations could save 20 million children in five years
The world could save 20 million children in the next five years with better access to vaccines, according to Wits Reproductive Health Institute Executive Director Helen Rees.
Department of health spending millions on negligence claims
Multimillion-rand negligence claims against the Department of Health have increased nine-fold since 2013, according to Stellenbosch University professor Ethelwynn Stellenberg.
Study unearths high rates of violence against gay, bi-sexual students
More than one in ten gay or bisexual male students report that they have been the target of campus violence because of their sexual orientation, according to the first national survey of sexual orientation and HIV risk on South African campuses released yesterday.