GEMS potentially largest health PPP in SA
Member contributions being significantly subsidised by the state (their employer) along with healthcare services being delivered by both public and private providers renders the...
System does not need ‘private solutions to public problems’
South Africa’s healthcare system does not need private solutions to public problems, but rather a joint solution with public private participation.
Nonetheless, KZNDHC Conference delegates...
Private sector engagement now a necessity: D-G Matsoso
Partnering with the private healthcare sector and civil society has now become an imperative if the shortcomings of the public sector are to be...
Minister Mkhize under no illusions about tasks ahead
Indirect references
to recently well-publicised events such as the Mamelodi Hospital incident and
the Alexander shut-down in one of his first, if not first public appearance...
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Being an expert witness in a medical malpractice case
Medical malpractice cases often rely on the expert witness testimony of doctors and other medical professionals in order to assist the court in understanding...
Being an expert witness in a medical malpractice case
Medical
malpractice cases often rely on the expert witness testimony of doctors and
other medical professionals in order to assist the court in understanding
complex medical issues....
Being an expert witness in a medical malpractice case
Medical malpractice cases often rely on the expert witness testimony of doctors and other medical professionals in order to assist the court in understanding...
Euphoria helps medical businesses save more than 50%
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Health Federation of SA to assist with NHI implementation
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Top legal team to head CMS investigation into alleged unethical behaviour...
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been appointed to lead the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) high-level
investigation into allegations of racial profiling against...
Top Cape scientist to bolster TB research with R1,5m award funds
Prof Valerie Mizrahi, who is the recipient of the prestigious R1,5m Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award for 2018 for her research into tuberculosis (TB), plans...
New radiotracer can identify nearly 30 types of cancer
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