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Strained energy grid strains healthcare workers

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Relying on cellphone torchlights, unreliable generators and using cooler boxes to keep vaccines and other medicines at the correct temperatures are just some of the stresses healthcare workers face due to the electricity crisis gripping South Africa. And…

LililtaG
February 9, 2023

Panic as Limpopo faces emergency staff crisis

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Limpopo is facing a potential crisis ahead of the festive season after 21 emergency care officers were fired. Their contracts were terminated after the Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA) concluded they failed to meet the required standards…

NdivhuwoMukwevho
November 23, 2022

Denosa Limpopo calls for rapid vaccination of its members

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With phase two of the vaccination programme already underway, many healthcare workers remain unvaccinated. The Democratic Nurses Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) in Limpopo demand that the provincial government prioritise the vaccination of front-line nurses.

Mogale Mojela
May 24, 2021

Province scrambles to fill vacant positions at Gauteng hospitals

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The Gauteng Department of Health is trying to fill more than a dozen senior management positions in hospitals across the province. The vacancies come after several managers were removed due to issues including corruption and mismanagement.