The health sectors in both countries are under pressure, with professionals either leaving or striking for better pay and working conditions
The list of medicines nurses can prescribe hasn’t changed since 1984, so they can’t dispense beyond schedule four drugs
State health workers will remain cash-strapped as the government battles to rein in its massive public sector wage bill
The main nursing union accuses the government of failing to negotiate seriously on improving their pay deal for the current year, which they say is crucial given the economic situation.
A five-day strike by medical staff froze the country’s ailing hospitals, but although the government was forced to pay attention, it is refusing to pay in American currency
Having sufficient numbers of nursing staff leads to better patient care and safety. This, in turn, lessens the financial burdens placed on the healthcare system, a study has found
Health workers have been prioritised and the electronic data system tightened between the arrival of the first and second batches of vials
With doctors in short supply, healthcare employers need to invest in intelligent technologies to make the experience of accessing healthcare as good as it can be, for all involved
While nurses bear the brunt of the most psychologically affected of health workers, most are concerned about access to protective supplies
A special steering committee seeks to fill urgent gaps in the system in order to fight the coronavirus
With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients
Staff at Tygerberg hospital detail how, despite their fear of the coronavirus, they continue to help in the medical response to the pandemic
When Ebola first hit Lagos, Dr Ameyo Adadevoh knew something was seriously wrong, so she did something about it
Health workers on the front line in one of the poorest provinces are struggling with a shortage of protective equipment and accuse the health department of being unprepared for the pandemic
Sixteen people identified during mass testing in the Eastern Cape were first taken to a B&B before being taken to a hospital
Doctor and a respiratory therapist have hygiene rules in place but no one to look after their children while they work
In Scandinavian countries, citizens can look up what any other citizen earns in an online national database. Could South Africa use a version of income transparency? Economists, as usual, are divided.
Public health systems are driven by nurses. Yet, they have little authority.
Poor training of nurses may have led to severe reactions to a new contraceptive device.
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/ 7 November 2014
Doctors and nurses don’t need a miracle drug to prevent the massive number of premature deaths.
GF Jooste Hospital was a beacon of hope. It should have been renovated, not closed.
Clinical associates are changing the medical sector by freeing up doctors to do more.
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/ 8 November 2013
Undaunted by apartheid and Aids, she has made all the difference to those otherwise abandoned.
South Africa has the means and opportunity to keep its healthcare professionals.
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/ 12 September 2013
At the coalface of care, nurses are bearing the brunt of the province’s critical shortages.
Scandinavian expertise is helping to train top nurses in how to handle difficult pregnancies.
Politicians and industry experts say that partnerships between the public and private sectors may solve the doctor and nurse shortages in SA.
Mavuso Msimang, chief executive of the Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation, remembers Adelaide Tambo.
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A simple practice that benefits all newborns is also bringing down mortality rates.
A Cape Town nurse has been put on leave from work after she reported to her employer with no front teeth.
Experts warn that limiting the training of nurses will exacerbate an already untenable situation.
Nursing staff who abandoned their posts and held two managers hostage have a day to return to work, says the Eastern Cape health department.