Public Hospitals
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Dehumanising Malawi hospitals fail mothers with impairments
More than 1.7 million people in the country live with disabilities, but the hospital system is not set up for them, so they suffer indignity and worse
Why hospital security guards can’t keep doctors and nurses safe — and how to fix it
Between 2017 and 2022, around 200 violent incidents at public hospitals were reported across four provinces
Bonang Mohale: South Africa has all the markings of a failed state
The former Business Leadership SA chief executive and current chancellor of the University of the Free State highlighted unemployment as the biggest problem to address
The M&G’s projection on Covid-19 infections on Monday 16 March
At this rate of infection, with 5% of all cases needing intensive care, the country won’t have enough emergency hospital beds by the end of this month
Human development is under threat
Achieving significant progress means we are going to have to ditch neoliberal capitalism
Private sector lags in HIV testing
Government facilities are trumping their larnier colleagues in providing HIV services.
Motsoaledi: Why I use government hospitals
Health editor Mia Malan talks about Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s decision to use public hospitals and the NHI.
Parliament hears of poor state of public hospitals
SA’s public hospitals are in a bleak state with failing equipment and dwindling numbers of doctors, Parliament heard on Wednesday.