Tebogo Msimanga | The North West Department of Health on Saturday placed it on record that the EMS officer who was caught by the law enforcement officers driving an EMS response vehicle allegedly for a personal matter is being investigated. The incident happened during the festive season when the Department needed all its available resources […]
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Tebogo Msimanga | The Department of Health on Sunday 01 January 2023 announced that it is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in China and other parts of the world, and will issue an alert if the country needs to take extra precautions. A spokesperson for the National Heath department Foster Mohale said there is no […]
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Tebogo Msimanga | The Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has called for the police to leave no stone unturned to bring to book criminals who put patients’ lives at risk when they cut and stole a 10-metre copper pipe which supplies oxygen to various sections of the main Intensive Care Unit (ICU) […]
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Supplied | A new report released on Sunday, 12 December on Universal Health Coverage Day, by Rural Health Advocacy Project reveals that the health system disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic compromised the gains made in many programmes in this sector. It also highlighted various inequities in the current structure of the health system. Titled […]
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Tebogo Msimanga | South Africa has a shortage of 3 401 ambulances. Of the 3 342 ambulances we do have, 750 cannot currently be used due to lack of maintenance or accidents. DA Member on the Portfolio Committee of Health Haseena Ismail said this dangerous state of affairs was revealed by the Minister of Health, […]
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Just News | North West MEC for Health Madoda Sambatha has condemned the murder of a nurse, Iris Mohokare whose body was discovered on Sunday, 16 October 2022 at her rented home in Schweizer-Reneke. Mohokare had recently been promoted to the position of Facility Manager of Ipelegeng Clinic and was murdered only two days after […]
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Tebogo Msimanga | Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla has been concerned for some time with this matter of load-shedding with the hope that it improves, but it has gotten worse to higher levels of 5 and 6 as it impacts the provision of health care services across the country. Minister has ordered the Director-General, […]
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Just News | DA Shadow Minister of Health Michele Clarke says in answer to a parliamentary question from the DA, the Minister for Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, revealed that the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital owed R178 410 428 in outstanding accruals and that 26% of suppliers weren’t paid within the 30 days requirement. Clarke […]
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Just News | The Democratic Alliance has written to the Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, to request his urgent intervention in the dire effect the most recent bout of rolling blackouts have on the already overburdened public health sector. DA Shadow Minister of Health Michele Clarke said given the Department of Health’s statement in […]
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Just News | Mpumalanga Police on Thursday arrested a fake Pharmacist, aged 24 on allegations of unlawfully selling schedule 6 medication to some patrons. According to the report, information regarding a suspect selling certain medication to people without legal authorisation was brought to the attention of the members, supplied by the Intelligence structure of the […]
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