New Soweto hospital accused of turning patients away
Patients have accused Soweto’s newly opened Zola-Jabulani Hospital of turning patients away who do not meet “emergency” criteria.
Ayanda Mkhwanazi
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NHLS unsure where to send bill, suspends services
Billing errors and lack of payment have been blamed for the National Health Laboratory Service’s (NHLS) recent suspension of services to some Gauteng clinics.
NHI pilot district “shows signs of collapse”
The Mpumalanga Department of Health is crumbling as the province struggles with deadly shortages of equipment, medicine and staff.
Drug-resistant TB patients lost in the system
Mpumalanga patients with drug-resistant TB say health workers at specialist TB hospitals in Standerton and Barberton keep them in the dark about their diagnosis and treatment.
Government to promote infant male circumcision
With government still far off its goal to medically circumcise 4.3 million by 2016, Department of Health officials say they plan to begin promoting medical male circumcision (MMC) among infants and young boys.
Immigrants flock to Hillbrow Clinic for healthcare
The Hillbow Clinic is inundated with Zimbabwean women who want to give birth in South Africa, staff told newly appointed Deputy Health Minister Joe Paahla and Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu yesterday.
Bara serves patients rotten food
Food services staff at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital claim that food preparation guidelines and menus designed by the hospital's dieticians are not followed. Sometimes, patients are served rotten food.
Challenges of breastfeeding
Despite knowing the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of a child's life, many new mothers often encounter challenges that prevent them from breast-feeding.
Fighting the scourge of non-communicable diseases
About 500 000 people are expected to benefit from a US$30million global project aimed at addressing non-communicable diseases. The project will be rolled out in four countries, including South Arica, and will have a special focus on diabetes.
Bara Hospital CEO leaving
The CEO of Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johanna More, has unexpectedly given notice that she will leave her position next month. Her position was one of 90 hospitals CEO positions nationally that the Health Minister was looking to fill with suitably qualified people.
Gauteng health dept says it’s recovering
Despite reports of broken equipment such as cat scans at Leratong Hospital and the cancellation of operations because of a shortage of sterilisation products at Helen Joseph Hospital, the Gauteng health department says health services are improving.
Surviving arthritis
About seven million South Africans suffer from some form of arthritis, with roughly three percent having a systemic and inflammatory form which affects more than the joints. This week, Health-e News Service visited Matilda Nkosi, a rheumatoid arthritis sufferer.