Gauteng: 38,000 on Surgery Waiting List
Infrastructure challenges, such as extreme theater temperature changes, and consumable shortages due to non-payment to suppliers, further extend waiting times.Â
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Dr Chat GPT: Can AI improve healthcare in Africa?
New healthcare apps powered by AI are being launched across Africa, helping to provide fast, affordable, and user-friendly medical advice and lifesaving treatment to thousands of people who may otherwise have not had access to it.
Upholding public health over tobacco industry interference: is government doing enough?
Passing the Tobacco Control Bill would have substantial health benefits, reducing noncommunicable diseases and healthcare costs, and improving societal well-being.
The threat of crime is a daily reality for community health workersÂ
Community health workers in South Africa face significant dangers while performing their duties in high-crime areas.
EMS union says Limpopo has more ambulances than paramedicsÂ
The South African Emergency Personnel’s Union say the new ambulances in Limpopo may end up not being used due to a shortage of emergency personnel.
NW mother becomes the first patient to undergo a heart operation in a township hospitalÂ
The six-hour surgery, conducted on a Friday, was a success, with Vanstawel recovering well. This operation marks the first heart surgery at a public hospital in the North West province.
How politics impacts women’s health
Political decisions and policies significantly impact women's health and well-being by shaping healthcare access and influencing socioeconomic determinants of health.
South Africa records a second case of mpox
South African health authorities are conducting contact tracing and case finding.
South Africa could face a critical diabetes drug stock-out
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warns that transitioning to vials at short notice could lead to serious health complications.
Pandemic agreement will do little to prevent COVID era health inequitiesÂ
The agreement aims to enhance global health governance. But its effectiveness in ensuring health equity remains uncertain.
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.
Free State doctor survives shooting, robbery at hospital living quarters
A doctor at Manapo Hospital in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State, was shot and wounded during a robbery in the doctors' living quarters.
Patients at Free State clinics say doctors only visit once a year Â
Communities are calling for the government to prioritise primary healthcare services and ensure that doctors are available in clinics.
Unemployed doctors in Mpumalanga sitting at home while ‘there are clinics without doctors’Â
In Mpumalanga nearly 80 junior doctors remain unemployed despite completing their obligated community service in December.
Medical aid body unpacks the flaws in the NHI Act as it prepares legal challengeÂ
The Board of Healthcare Funders, which represents numerous medical aid schemes, argues the NHI Act is unconstitutional.