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The South African Police Service is being vaccinated as of early July 2021

Pandemic agreement will do little to prevent COVID era health inequities 

The agreement aims to enhance global health governance. But its effectiveness in ensuring health equity remains uncertain.
NW health officials suspended after turning black community members away at vaccination sites.

South Africa bullied by Big Pharma in COVID-19 vaccines contract negotiations

The Health Justice Initiative has revealed how South Africa was coerced by pharmaceutical companies into paying exorbitant prices for COVID-19 vaccines.
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Unemployed doctors in Mpumalanga sitting at home while ‘there are clinics without doctors’ 

In Mpumalanga nearly 80 junior doctors remain unemployed despite completing their obligated community service in December.
Top view of an informal settlement

Living in the shadow of hope: the story of Ramaphosa Informal Settlements

Informal dwellings have increased as people flock to urban centres in search of more opportunities as well as better infrastructure and health care. There are over 3 200 informal settlements around the country.
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NHI: Healthcare is not going to change overnight 

Introduction of the NHI will be gradual. There’re won’t be immediate changes for those with medical aid or those relying on public health services.

Mixed reactions as President sets to sign the NHI Bill into law 

The NHI bill aims to establish a fund to purchase health services from both public and private providers.

Department calls for vigilance after a positive case of mpox in Gauteng 

Mpox presents with an acute illness characterised by fever and general flu-like symptoms. This is followed by the eruption of a blister-like rash on the skin.
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10 years later Bheki Mlangeni Hospital is in dire need of ‘competent and honest management’

Bheki Mlangeni Hospital in Soweto was built in 2014, but it has already earned the nickname ‘Avbob’.
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Gauteng NPOs face closure due to budget cuts

Budgets cuts by the Gauteng Department of Social Development has resulted in reduced funding for NPOs.
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A ‘province in shambles’ – Gauteng health workers talk about the state of public health facilities  

Accounts from health workers at various facilities in Gauteng paint a vivid picture of the challenges they face daily, from medicine shortages to broken equipment and infrastructure failures.
Patient getting MRI scan

Year-Long Wait for MRI: Bedridden Father’s Struggle Highlights Healthcare Challenges in Mpumalanga

Bedridden Elvis Mahlangu has been fighting for an appointment for an MRI scan for over a year. The 48 year old father of three from Khayelitsha in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga says he lost the use of his legs after he visited KwaMhlanga Hospital in 2019, due to suffering from urine blockage.  “When I got to the hospital I was first injected in the arm and then in the spinal cord as doctors said they wanted to run tests. I was diagnosed with spinal tuberculosis (TB),” he says. The National Institute of Health describes spinal TB as an extrapulmonary form of TB caused by Mycobacterium TB.  “I stayed at the hospital for six days and when I  was discharged I could not feel my legs. The doctors said I was going to be fine. I was given six months of medication to treat the spinal TB. However, even after six months I

The entrance of a hospital

Prolonged power outage leaves hospitals in the dark for two days

For over two days, the hospital operated at reduced capacity, relying on backup generators and prioritisYoing emergency procedures.

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