Gauteng health department fails to provide bulk of care promised to cerebral palsy patient
/ 13 February 2023

Gauteng health department fails to provide bulk of care promised to cerebral palsy patient

In a precedent-setting negligence case brought by a woman on behalf of her cerebral palsy child, a judge in Gauteng allowed the department to offer services in its own facilities rather than a big cash settlement for care to be provided by private providers

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Specialists, nurses quit country’s ailing public health system
/ 5 February 2022

Specialists, nurses quit country’s ailing public health system

South Africa’s nurses are moving to the private sector or being recruited to high-income countries that are affected by the global shortage of healthcare professionals

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