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The vulnerable experience of childbirth during war
When Hamas attacked Israel from the Gaza Strip on 7 October, I was nine months pregnant … what if I had been there?
Israel’s war on hospitals
Health facilities are on the front line of the pitiless siege of Gaza
Several hospitals hit hard by public sector strike
Some hospitals were disrupted by protesters but most facilities had few to no disturbances
Zimbabwe hospital workers plot stillbirth burials
The policy is to cremate deceased infants but Bulawayo Hospital’s incinerators are not working
Could rural students solve South Africa’s doctor dilemma?
South Africa is training more doctors than ever but there isn’t enough money to employ them, leaving about 14% of hospital posts for doctors vacant and 20% at clinics in 2021
The Gauteng health department has no plan
There is a chronic shortage of staff at Baragwanath training hospital and patient care is declining, yet the provincial government is letting hundreds of temporary Covid workers go
Tuberculosis: South Africa’s forgotten killer
Sidelined during the Covid-19 pandemic, the country’s deadliest disease has been working under cover
Gauteng patients are victims of a sick system
The blame for the fire at Charlotte Maxeke hospital and the delays in refurbishing and reopening its damaged sections has been placed squarely at the feet of the provincial…
Covid-19 hospital admissions on the rise in Gauteng as fourth wave looms
Most of the admissions are of unvaccinated and younger people, but there are fears of a spread to older people
The Ugandan good Samaritan sanitising hospitals and police stations
Compelled to make a difference during the Covid-19 pandemic, an IT consultant is now helping to keep essential services workers healthy