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latest news & developmentsNehawu strike could have resulted in four deaths, says health minister
Joe Phaahla said no one needing emergency care should be turned away from health facilities, as had happened during the strike
Gauteng Health ‘ignorant’ of arson at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital
Gauteng Health officials say they haven’t seen the police forensic report yet
Plea to repair and reopen Johannesburg’s iconic Charlotte Maxeke hospital now
If the government is unwilling to ensure our patients’ basic constitutional right to access healthcare, it is time to investigate a private-public partnership to repair our…
Third wave overwhelms Gauteng hospitals
Surpassing previous Covid-19 waves the third is sure to hit harder, yet there is little evidence of a move toward tighter regulations.
Gauteng health system is heading for catastrophe
While officials remain entangled in bureaucratic knots, clinicians warn that the continued closure of the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital risks a ‘humanitarian…
As Covid third wave digs in, military health service sent to Gauteng
The defence branch will assist with mass testing, screening and contact tracing
Hospital fire leaves South African cancer patients in the cold
When one of the country’s biggest public cancer treatment centres fell victim to fire and left more than a thousand patients waiting for treatment, an uncomfortable truth rose…
Pharmacists, denied frontline status, get PPE late
Pharmacists at one of the major public hospitals in Gauteng say they only received sufficient protective gear after several of their colleagues contracted Covid-19.
Autistic children welcome
A new centre offers hope to families needing support for children with special needs
Charlotte Maxeke workers protest for performance bonuses
Many hospital workers who participated in the protest say they do not earn a liveable wage
Charlotte Maxeke Hospital on lockdown
Department officials have characterised the situation at the hospital as being ‘out of control’ and say police have been called to the scene
Possible strike action looms at Charlotte Maxeke hospital
Hospital workers may down tools on Wednesday after not receiving proper compensation for working extra hours
When the tiniest hearts break: Behind SA’s shortage of paediatric heart surgeons
The country can’t produce its own paediatric heart surgeons. But that may be beginning to change, starting in Cape Town.
Ramokgopa: We are assessing if anyone is trapped under the debris at Charlotte Maxeke
The newly-appointed Gauteng health MEC confirmed that five people were injured when a section of the hospital’s roof collapsed.
Search dogs called in to find victims trapped under the rubble
Emergency services say three more people may still be buried in the rubble.