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Managing mental health related issues in the workplace

WEBManaging mental health related issues in the workplace can be difficult. Employers should manage employees with mental health related issues carefully and …

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ANC’s healthcare system unlikely to be successful – Solidarity

WEBNon-profit civil rights organisation Solidarity noted on Tuesday that South Africa does not have the necessary financial resources to support the proposed National …

Category:  Health Go Health

Rights and responsibilities of the Occupational Health and Safety Act

WEBThe OHS Act is designed to guide employers and protect employees, and while it is legally enforceable there are also significant benefits to preventing intoxication …

Category:  Health Go Health

Understanding and Reducing Alcohol-Related Health Harms in

WEBAlcohol abuse is a serious global challenge with severe harms that manifest as economic, health and social problems and costs (Sibanda, 2019; Matzopoulos, …

Category:  Health Go Health

Several hospitals in Gauteng and KZN have infrastructure …

WEBParliament's Portfolio Committee on Health says it is concerned about infrastructural problems, the shortage of critical staff posts, and pressure at a number of …

Category:  Health Go Health

South Africa’s national disaster declaration – now what

WEBOn 15 March 2020, the President of South Africa, in a national address, announced the declaration of the Covid-19 (also known as the Coronavirus) pandemic as a "national …

Category:  Coronavirus Go Health

The co-creation and implementation of an adolescent school …

WEBThis report is the final product of a 2020-23 programme of work addressing the mental health needs of youth and adolescents (aged 10-19) in Tanzania and …

Category:  Health Go Health

Environmental Right in Terms of the Constitution

WEBSection 24 states as follows: Advertisement. Everyone has the right –. (a) To an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being; and. (b) To have the …

Category:  Health Go Health

South Africa: Green hydrogen policy

WEBGreen hydrogen is essential in South Africa’s new energy mix due to its important role in combatting climate change and delivering on decarbonisation targets. …

Category:  Health Go Health

Key employer considerations in the Mine Health and Safety Act

WEBA key concept in the MHSA is the broad definition of "employee" and the incorporation / extension of an employer's duties towards the health and safety of all persons working …

Category:  Health Go Health

Judge cancels 'expired' R526-million medical waste disposal …

WEBA judge has found the Gauteng health department unlawfully awarded an expired R526-million three-year-long tender for crucial medical waste disposal services …

Category:  Medical Go Health

The silent crisis: Mental health in Africa

WEBThe psychiatrist-to-patient ratio in Africa is less than 1 to 100 000, (10) and it is reported that 70% of African countries allocate less than 1% of the total health budget …

Category:  Health Go Health

Working Class Struggles in the era of Covid-19

WEBThe outbreak and spread of Covid-19, a severe acute respiratory syndrome, has shocked the world with over 1 million known infections and more than 60 000 …

Category:  Health Go Health

Gender based violence impact on the mental wellness of victims

WEBA by-product of GBV, which the greater part of society is growingly coming to recognise, is its impact on the mental wellness of victims. As we grow increasingly …

Category:  Health Go Health

Proposed update to Schedule 6 of the Medicines and Related …

WEBThe Minister of Health (the Minister) in terms of section 22A(2) of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 (the Medicines Act), and on the …

Category:  Medicine Go Health

South Africa's National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy …

WEBSouth Africa’s National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCCAS) supports the country’s ability to meeting its obligations in terms of the Paris Agreement …

Category:  Health Go Health

Congo Republic declares mpox epidemic

WEBRepublic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox after 19 cases were confirmed across five departments, including the capital Brazzaville. No deaths have yet …

Category:  Health Go Health

Gauteng hospital phone bills still not paid

WEBTelephones at many Gauteng hospitals are still not working three weeks after the Gauteng Health Department admitted they were down because of unpaid …

Category:  Health Go Health

Budget Speech 2024/2025: Tax Overview

WEBThe Budget tax proposals are estimated to raise revenue of R15 billion in 2024/25. Having described personal income tax as the “most stable and resilient tax …

Category:  Health Go Health