Outcome Measuring and Reporting – Vital to fixing the potholes in...
Outcomes measurement and reporting (OMR) have the potential to address many failings in the South African health system. However, despite agreement among most stakeholders...
Available scientific evidence on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy does not support boosters...
An expert review by an international group of scientists, including some at the WHO and FDA, concludes that, even for the delta variant, vaccine...
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Nominate a nursing hero for #NurseSTAR award
Being at the frontline of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, nurses have shown immense bravery and dedication in caring for their patients, often risking their...
Webinar to address scientific and ethical considerations for mandatory vaccination
Discovery Health, together with SAMA, UFFP and SAPPF’s weekly CPD accredited webinar to be presented tonight (9 September) at 19:00 will provide an update...
Addressing fire risks in and around your home*
Fire is one of the major causes of outright insured losses in South Africa, yet it is also one of the most underestimated and...
‘Negligence problem threshold’ of medical error criminalisation in SA
A “massive engagement between all parties” which would include the NPA, the HPCSA and the doctor groups, must be made to close the loop...
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Dr Phil Matley elected as new SAPPF Chair
Dr Phil Matley has been unanimously elected as the new chairperson of the South African Private Practitioners Forum (SAPPF) at a recent Directors Meeting.
He succeeds...
TRIPS waiver for vaccine manufacture: ‘well-intentioned, but unfeasible’*
South Africa’s Department of Health has revealed that over 12.2 million COVID-19 vaccines1 have been administered so far, with 5.8 million people completely vaccinated2...
Doctors spreading unfounded opinions about COVID-19: What are the implications?
One of the big challenges in curbing the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide has been the polarisation of beliefs around key issues such as vaccines, treatments,...
Certificate of Need regulations: ‘withdraw, consult, redraft!’
The controversial Certificate of Need (CoN) draft regulations bear little relation to the empowering sections in their origin, the National Health Act of 2003,...
Doctors strongly advised to stick to evidence-based medicine, regardless…
The fact that the authors of a systematic review, “Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19”1 - published by the prestigious Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group at the...
New interactive MediFin Practitioner Dashboard launched*
MediFin has more than 1200 registered medical practitioners who are helping more people access better care through affordable medical loans. Now, MediFin has launched...
UCT study highlights the huge toll of postoperative deaths in Africa
Surgical patients in Africa are twice as likely to die in hospital following surgery when compared to the global average. This is due to...
Certificate of Need, schemes’ ‘new normal’ top agenda
Topical concerns for medical schemes and practitioners, namely budgeting for COVID, the pandemic progression and the Certificate of Need respectively, will be addressed in...
Outcomes measurement system vital to improve patient care in SA
Despite there being a general agreement in the South African healthcare sector that the establishment of an outcomes measurement and reporting (OMR) system is...
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