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Time to reframe healthcare leadership: South African HR policies are holding us back
The structure of South Africa’s healthcare system relegates other health professions to supporting roles.
Finance Minister Godongwana increases health budget to address hospital crisis
Civil society welcomes the targeted allocations to public hospitals and clinics.
Limpopo mom demands accountability after baby falls head-first during delivery
Health workers dismissed her pain as false labour, and one allegedly insulted her and forced her to walk unaided. Magabe gave birth in the hospital passage.
Junior doctors battle burnout and unsafe working conditions
It’s not uncommon for junior doctors to work 24 to 36 hour shifts, often with minimal or no breaks and very little supervision.
Hypertension, a silent epidemic affecting millions in South Africa
Hypertension as a “silent killer” because patients can feel perfectly well for years, all the while their elevated blood pressure is silently damaging arteries and vital organs.
Minister Motsoaledi -We are not AfriForum. We are the reason you have a health system to defend
To liken HIV activists to AfriForum is more than a false equivalence, it’s a betrayal of those who turned a denialist state into a global public health success.
Motsoaledi claims U.S funding cuts have not derailed HIV programme
If U.S funding cuts aren't replaced, South Africa could see an additional half a million unnecessary deaths, and up to half a million new HIV infections over the next 10 years.
Have your say on the governance of NHI Fund
The draft regulations on the NHI Fund’s governance sets out the structures and individuals responsible for managing and overseeing the Fund’s operations.
90% of South Africans with mental illness go without care
South Africa spends only 5% of its health budget on mental health, and most of this is allocated to inpatient psychiatric and not community mental health services.
Kliptown residents fear health hazards of using chemical toilets for 20 years
Some residents claim they have fallen ill from using chemical non-flush toilets for more than 20 years.
SAPS and emergency response: ‘Police not equipped to transport patients’
Police vehicles are not equipped with emergency life-saving equipment and as such, transporting an injured patient with a police vehicle might worsen the injury and even worse.
A tale of twins born a month apart
After delivering her first baby Philasande continued to feel movement in her abdomen. A scan revealed a second baby still developing in the womb.
‘I didn’t know I was born with HIV’ – The hidden struggles of SA youth
Some caregivers fears the child won't be able to cope because they know how difficult it is to live with HIV in a stigmatising environment
Freedom Farm residents exposed to deafening aircraft noise for decades
Being exposed to loud noise over a long period of time is a major risk factor for hearing loss.