Guidelines: Management of Tuberculosis in Children
Released by the Department of Health, this 58-page booklet outlines care and treatment for children with tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa.
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SA second in world to adopt new TB prevention guidance
The Department of Health is expected to launch new tuberculosis (TB) guidelines at the South African TB Conference, which begins today in Durban.
‘Dr. Death’s’ guilty verdict could set precedent
As the Health Professionals Council of South Africa’s (HPSCA) postpones the sentencing Dr Wouter Basson for his role in apartheid’s biological warfare again this week, experts are calling for clear guidelines to deal with doctors involved in unethical behaviour.
Doctors need not panic over ‘certificates of need’
Doctors do not need to panic about being forced to work in places where they do not want to, according to the Department of Health.
Poor service also at private hospitals
There is a big difference between hospitals in the private sector in much the same way that there are wide disparities in care across public health facilities and provinces, according to Discovery Health CEO Dr Jonathan Broomberg.
Report: Summary of Netcare v KPMG litigation
Section27 has summarized the first three days of litigation in case brought against auditing company KPMG in regards to its possible involvement in South Africa's Competition Commission's market inquiry into private health care.
Syndicates taking medical aids for ride
Crooked doctors and hospital admission clerks are at the centre of syndicates illegally benefiting from hospital cash plans, according to Discovery Health CEO Dr Jonathan Broomberg
Tembisa “killer hospital” left father to die, says family
Tembisa Hospital is at the centre of an investigation again after one man's family alleges that staff left him to die. Now, his daughter is on a quest to find the truth.
Left to die? Time runs out for Tembisa patient
On 1 March, Johanness van der Nest was attacked while walking home from a local pub. Finding out what happened to Van der Nest next has become his daughter's obsession.
The price of public sector distrust
From headaches to dental work, James Mchekecheke says he has seen a lifetime of poor service from South Africa’s public sector. Now, the 55-year-old building contractor says he would rather pay out-of-pocket than walk through a public clinic’s doors.
Can this man save E. Cape’s OR Tambo District?
OR Tambo is one of the country’s worst performing health districts. A new man has taken the reigns as district manager and hopes his track record of transforming Khayelitsha can help him turn OR Tambo around.
ANC, EFF go head-to-head on health
As South Africa prepares to go to the polls, the African Nationa Congress and Economic Freedom Fighters recently squared off in a health debate in front of Ekurhuleni residents.
Guidelines: National contraception, fertility planning policy
In February 2014, South Africa began rolling out its latest contraception and family planning guidelines.
Documents: Market inquiry into private healthcare
Recently released documents outline key dates and some of the process so far in regards to the Competition Commission's market inquiry into private health care.
Clinic fire extinguisher not serviced for more than two years
A fire extinguisher at Batho Clinic in Bloemfontein has not been serviced for two-and-a-half years.