Despite resistance from the business community, parts of the private health sector, and political parties in the Government of National Unity, the ANC remains resolute in its commitment to the NHI.
More than 28 million people receive social grants.
When children are continuously exposed to violence, it can create a subculture of violence that influences not just their school life but their behaviour in the broader community.
Workers at the depot have raised serious concerns about the building's condition affecting their work and health.
Despite the KZN Department of Health denying any shortages, patients and healthcare workers report ongoing difficulties in accessing essential medication, including ARVs.
The group argues that the NHI fails to address the critical issues of governance in the public sector and equity in the private sector.
Local health advocacy groups made called for a plan to reduce reliance on foreign assistance awards in future.
The selfless and unacknowledged financial sacrifices that nurses make for their patients – often daily – is a phenomenon that needs to be further investigated, quantified, and taken into consideration when designing TB interventions that support patient adherence to TB treatment.
Postponements contribute to the growing backlog as surgeries are rescheduled, adding strain to an already stressed system.
A task team should be established by no later than 15 February 2025, with a draft of this plan to be finalised by 28 February 2025, at the latest.
She walked from her home to the bus stop in the early hours of the morning.
The SIU uncovered serious irregularities in the awarding of contractors for the refurbishment of the AngloGold Ashanti Hospital which was supposed to have 180 ICU beds for COVID-19 critical care.
At the time of the attack, the clinic was operating around the clock. The clinic will not resume 24-hour and weekend services for now.
Free State Health MEC Viceroy Mahlatsi says his department is struggling to retain staff.
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