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Rural Doctors

Bureaucracy, power and grants: When a pen may be as mighty as the scalpel
Article
/ 13 August 2018

Bureaucracy, power and grants: When a pen may be as mighty as the scalpel

Go inside this unspoken ethical dilemma South African doctors face every day.

By Staff Reporter
The rural doctor who came home to serve his people in their own language
Article
/ 21 November 2014

The rural doctor who came home to serve his people in their own language

This doctor returned to his home town to live, love and heal.

By Mia Malan
Comment: Too much stick, not enough carrot
Article
/ 24 July 2014

Comment: Too much stick, not enough carrot

The state’s proposed certificate of need will not address inequities in rural healthcare.

By Staff Reporter
SA needs rural doctors
Article
/ 8 April 2014

SA needs rural doctors

Although working conditions are tough in rural areas, doctors need to go where they are most needed, says a medical student.

By Bhekisisa Team
Comment: Free healthcare is a human right
Article
/ 17 May 2013

Comment: Free healthcare is a human right

Healthcare that is accessible to all is the foundation on which an equitable and efficient system must be built.

By Staff Reporter
Lure ‘ordinary’ docs to rural hospitals
Article
/ 2 August 2010

Lure ‘ordinary’ docs to rural hospitals

It should not be left to a small band of heroic doctors to carry the public healthcare torch alone.

By Staff Reporter

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