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Somebody call Hasina
Amid the mostly depressing HIV headlines of recent times, concerned as they mainly are with the deadly impacts of donor defunding, South Africa’s imminent roll-out of a…
The ‘radical birth keeper’ involved in twin baby deaths
Negligence of ‘birth keeper’ could have caused death of twins, who were stillborn.
What happens when you walk into a vaccination site? We break it down
The health department has issued new guidance on how South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination sites should handle ‘walk-ins’.
Employing more nurses can reduce total health costs
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
Forced sterilisation is ‘inhuman’
According to the Commission for Gender Equality’s latest report, this practice is a direct attack on HIV-positive women
[From our archives] Zamani – the hero of Hlabisa
From taxi driver to TB-care champion, Zamani Dlamini brings hope to the sick in rural KwaZulu-Natal.
SA nursing council workers to strike
Workers at the South African Nursing Council have gone on strike, demanding a 10.5% pay rise after an offer of 7%.
E Cape health dept rejects ‘illegal’ nurses
The Eastern Cape health department will not recognise nurses trained at illegal nursing schools because the schools do not train quality nurses, the department said on Thursday.…