The Philbins are only now starting to come to terms with the death of their daughter, Gracie Rae
The 10-day healthcare worker ‘isolate and contact trace’ policy puts pressure on other healthcare workers and compromises hospitals’ ability to deliver quality healthcare
The health department is increasingly playing fiscal catch up each year as the trainee intake continues to swell
Organ recipients are at greater risk of death from Covid-19, while waiting lists for transplants grow
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Surpassing previous Covid-19 waves the third is sure to hit harder, yet there is little evidence of a move toward tighter regulations.
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Hospitals are under strain, nurses are burning out and infections are on the rise, but there are limited Covid-19 vaccine doses available
An estimated two-thirds of malaria deaths are among children under the age of five, most of them in Africa.
Increasing seroprevalence in South Africa could help curb the disastrous effects a third wave could have on communities. But no one is out of the woods yet