The globe is on the right path to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, with countries having recorded the lowest number of infections – the first time since March 2020. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus gave the good news…
Thousands of health workers in the Free State are out of jobs following the termination of their contracts post-COVID-19. Hired to help fight South Africa’s devastating COVID-19 third wave last year, their futures are in the balance more than a…
A Free State family has vowed to seek justice after their baby granddaughter died, due to alleged medical negligence, at a local hospital. Seventeen and eight months pregnant, the young mom-to-be was eagerly awaiting the arrival of her baby girl.…
The Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) is fighting to include health in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Presidential Climate Commission (PCC). According to the PCC, its mission is to oversee and facilitate a just and equitable transition towards a low-emissions…
Scores of patients seeking treatment at Free State clinics have been sent home due to rising COVID-19 infections among health workers. Several facilities are temporarily closed and Bloemfontein residents have either been turned away or referred to other facilities without…
