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WEBKena Health is an app that connects users to a team of qualified healthcare practitioners for advice, diagnoses, prescriptions, sick notes, and even referrals to a …

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'NHI a game-changer for poor, rural areas'

WEBRussell Rensburg, director of the Rural Health Advocacy Programme, said the bill would be a game-changer for rural areas. “At the moment there is no GPS in the …

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'Mjolo slaps better when protected': Limpopo health …

WEBLimpopo department of health's latest campaign slogan to ramp up vaccination among citizens 18 and older has the internet in a mess. The department on …

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Sophie Ndaba talks about her depression, weight loss and …

WEBVeteran actor Sophie Ndaba, renowned as Queen Moroka in Generations, is opening up about her mental health like never before after overcoming depression in …

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Facts show we do not have the means to sustain NHI

WEBThe UK, which introduced its NHS (National Health Service), their universal healthcare coverage system in 1948, has always had the lowest unemployment rate …

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Malema’s concerns about the NHI bill

WEBEFF leader Julius Malema has shared his concerns about the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, saying most beneficiaries do not have access to …

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Gauteng to build six new hospitals

WEBGauteng will have six new hospitals in the next 10 years to meet its ever-growing demand for health services in the province. This was announced by premier …

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Children can save lives: Elastoplast equips youth with vital …

WEBElastoplast has teamed up with the SA Red Cross Society Western Cape to provide first aid training to primary school children, equipping them with invaluable life …

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Sowetan revisits Hammanskraal after cholera ravaged the …

WEBNews. 10 minutes ago. It has been a year since more than 20 people from Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, died of cholera. The outbreak devastated families and …

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Psychiatrists call for government to invest more in

WEBThe South African Society of Psychiatrists (Sasop) has called for the government to invest more in mental healthcare at community level. Responding to …

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Negligence lies at the heart of traumatic state of

WEBVavi said the obsession with deficit stabilisation and fiscal discipline by treasury is set to cut the health budget by over R50bn in the next three financial years, …

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SA was right to choose Covax rather than one vaccine

WEBSA was right to choose Covax rather than one vaccine supplier, says health DDG. National health department deputy director-general Dr Anban Pillay says SA will …

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Dr Nicholas Crisp named as acting health director-general

WEBDr Nicholas Crisp has been appointed acting director-general of the national health department. Crisp confirmed that he would be taking over “for a minimum of 10 …

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Patients' lives at risk due to water protests

WEBPatients' lives at risk due to water protests. A cleaner carrying water at a ward at Mofumahadi Manapo hospital. Health services have almost collapsed in …

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Government workers get increased medical subsidy

WEBPublic service employees have been awarded an increased subsidy towards their medical scheme contributions. This was announced in a statement by the director …

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Nursing shortage putting strain on Gauteng hospitals

WEBBy Penwel Dlamini and Isaac Mahlangu - 06 July 2021 - 07:33. The Gauteng public health system is under severe pressure as admissions due to Covid-19 soar to …

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Firm ordered to payback profits gained under unlawful PPE contract

WEBThe Special Tribunal has declared that the awarding of a R113m personal protective equipment (PPE) tender to LNG Scientific invalid and unlawful. The Centurion …

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37 adults and children in suspected mass food-poisoning

WEBImage: 123RF.COM. Thirty-seven people were taken to hospital on Wednesday night after a suspected food poisoning incident in Cape Town. ER24 …

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ConCourt ruling will stop medical corporations unfairly …

WEB19 October 2021 - 13:24. Karabo Ledwaba Journalist. image unavailable. Image: Tyler Olson/123RF.com. The Competition Commission of SA says that a landmark decision …

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Staff safety not prioritised at public healthcare

WEBThe SA Medical Association has expressed concern about lack of safety for staff at healtchare institutions. The SA Medical Association (Sama) on Thursday …

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Pounded by Covid-19, nurses live in fear as numbers surge

WEBPounded by Covid-19, nurses live in fear as numbers surge. Mpumalanga mourns Sr Jeanette Maphosa. The mere thought of going back to work has been nerve …

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