Having learnt lessons from the Life Esidimeni tragedy, the Gauteng Department has taken extraordinary measures to increase the number of audits at mental health non-governmental organisations (NGOs), it said, after issuing 133 licences of compliance for the 2018/19 financial year.
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Gauteng Health Department promises extra vigilance on mental health NGOs
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The Digital era is the way to go for hospitals
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To patients, hospitals are regarded as sanctums of healing, but the truth is private sector facilities must also be sustainable businesses.To do so, they need to be and remain competitive by offering better services at a lower cost, especially with the opening of more and more new hospitals, clinics and other private healthcare facilities.
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Mom gives birth without doctor’s assistance – sits with dead baby between her legs for 10 minutes
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“The nurse said if I want to deliver my baby I must just do it myself otherwise I must keep it in – they are busy with other patients.”
A broken mother cried with unbearable sadness as she told the News how she gave birth to a baby in a state hospital, claiming that she had no assistance from nurses or doctors whatsoever.
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Oorgrote meerderheid mense steun op die openbare gesondheidstelsel – Tshwane-klinieke ‘moet ten alle tye oop wees’
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Die EFF in Tshwane het laas Donderdag ʼn mosie ter tafel gelê vir die stad se gesondheidsentrums om 24 uur per dag, sewe dae van die week, oop te wees.
Dít volg op die suksesvolle mosie in Johannesburg verlede jaar waartydens die raad ingestem het om heeltydse gesondheidsorg reg oor die stad te verskaf.
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Study shows that Antibiotic resistance is growing in low- and middle-income countries
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Although the threat of antibiotic resistance is well-documented, global use has increased by 39% between 2000 and 2015, especially in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) including South Africa.
A new study by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), Princeton University, ETH Zurich and the University ……
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National Health Insurance (NHI):- Where has the money gone?
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An additional R4.2bn has been allocated to National Health Insurance (NHI) over the medium term in the latest budget.
The question is what has been done with the money that has already been allocated to the plan and how will the new funds will be used?
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New cancer drug has been developed in South Africa
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A new cancer drug that promises less side effects has been developed in South Africa.The UJ3 drug, which forms part of the promising silver-based cancer drugs, has been successfully tested in both rats and in human cells in the lab.
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Tower-hospitaal in Fort Beaufort in die Oos-Kaap is toe hospitaal van gruwels
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Dit is toe so dat die regte van psigiatriese pasiënte by die Tower-hospitaal in Fort Beaufort in die Oos-Kaap daagliks geskend word, het die Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging van Psigiaters (Sasop) ná ’n ondersoek gesê.
Dit kom nadat Rapport drie weke gelede oor die skokkende toestande berig het waaronder 323 pasiënte daar aangehou word.
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Judge Dikgang Moseneke on #LifeEsidimeni : ‘Government violated the Constitution’
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The arbitration ruling specifies that both Constitutional and general damages have to be paid.
The Gauteng government has been ordered to pay each of the 135 Life Esidimeni claimants R1-million in Constitutional damages……….
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Watch as #LifeEsidimeni families are awarded settlements
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Catch every moment as Life Esidimeni families are told how much money they will get for the loss of their loved ones. Looking for a affordable Medical Aid or Hospital Plan, just click here Medical Aid or just send your Name, surname, email address to 082 738 5586
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