Medical Professionals
latest news & developments
TAC spends the night outside Makhura’s office in protest
Hundreds of Treatment Action Campaign members braved the Joburg cold to camp outside David Makhura’s office on Tuesday night, demanding Charlotte Maxeke Hospital reopens
Othering fatness: Medical professionals’ negative bias towards fat people jeopardises the quality of care
Pontsho Pilane speaks to three women who have found it difficult to access quality healthcare because of medical professionals’ weight bias
A dying breath of fresh air
A hard-hitting film raises serious ethical questions about keeping a patient alive at all costs.
Nelson Mandela Metro University gets the go-ahead to open a medical school in 2020
The new department will begin with 50 students and increase this number to about 200 by 2022.
Health sector cleared for surgery
An industry-wide probe into private healthcare seems likely, but stakeholders fear a witch hunt.
A panacea for doctors, stat
Medical practitioners warn that they could resume strike action if government does not respond to their demands.
SA Medical Association head chopped:
Kgosi Letlape, the first black ophthalmologist in South Africa and former president of the World Medical Association, had led Sama since 2001.
UK to stop poaching doctors
SA could retain more health professionals as Britain closes door to doctors and nurses.