Mark Van Der Heever
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The ‘radical birth keeper’ involved in twin baby deaths
Negligence of ‘birth keeper’ could have caused death of twins, who were stillborn.
Specialists, nurses quit country’s ailing public health system
South Africa’s nurses are moving to the private sector or being recruited to high-income countries that are affected by the global shortage of healthcare professionals
Admissions soar as second wave tightens its hold
The number of admissions drastically increased in the first two weeks of January, showing the highest numbers since the pandemic reached SA across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the…
Why Covid likely won’t change the plight of community health workers
In the absence of action from the health department, South Africa’s community health workers are once again having to fight for their rights, with a nationwide strike planned…