A nurse tells Health-e News that stating that the official responsible for refuelling the generator was absent during the outage and has since been suspended.
Pupils in Gauteng returned to school this week to find no lunch being served, as the National School Nutrition Programme tender bid is delayed due to a contested bid.
Russel Rensburg of the Rural Health Advocacy Project notes that the increased budget would not resolve the healthcare system's funding crisis and stressed the need for effective spending oversight in provinces.
The Pretoria High Court found Gauteng health MEC Qedani Mahlangu and the former Gauteng mental health head Dr Makgabo Manamela liable for the deaths of ten patients.
South Africa’s healthcare system suffers from widespread problems in its governance. Indicators confirm that there are system-wide failures.
The Eastern Cape consistently records high initiate deaths. Illegal schools run by unregistered practitioners contribute significantly to these deaths.
Mpox, a viral infection causing various symptoms including rash and fever, is preventable and treatable. Vaccination is recommended only for high-risk groups, such as health workers and individuals with multiple sex partners.
The fire at National Hospital was quickly extinguished, but it left severe damage to the facility.
Healthcare workers report feeling unsafe, as criminals often target them and their belongings. Patients, forced to wait outside the clinic due to limited indoor space, are also highly vulnerable to robberies.
The health professions council says failure to pass the board exams may imply that the quality of training the doctors got does not meet the required standards.
The attack has caused significant delays in diagnosing patients, overwhelming hospital staff, and rendering many clinics non-operational.
For better health outcomes, policies must focus on reducing financial hardships, tackling discrimination and marginalisation, and strengthening primary healthcare.
The South African Medical Association says it is not concerned about the personalities of those appointed to the health portfolio, but rather the addition of portfolios to an already bloated administration.  Yoli
The attack has forced staff to manually register samples and communicate results, significantly slowing down operations.
Clinics in Mpumalanga are experiencing a chronic medication shortage, leading to the rationing of essential drugs such as ARVs and blood pressure medication.
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