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...
WC Mediclinics awarded for quality improvement
Three Mediclinic hospitals in the Western Cape have received Katrin Kleijnhans Quality Trophies from The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC...
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...
New findings on C. auris transmission in the healthcare environment
Researchers have now shown that patients who are heavily colonised with Candida auris on their skin can shed the fungus and contaminate their surroundings. This finding...
WHO launches AWaRe tool to accelerate action against antimicrobial resistance
Using the "access," "watch," and "reserve" designations established previously, the World Health Organization (WHO) has created a new tool to limit the use of...
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SA doctors depressed, concerned about NHI, survey reveals
Healthcare professionals in South Africa are depressed and doubt that the implementation of NHI will contribute to improving the sustainability of the profession, according...
Promises on health improvement but again no details: SONA
In a State of the Nation (SONA) address that has been described as “high on dreams, low on detail”, President Cyril Ramaphosa has again...
Telehealth can reduce costs and help improve access to care –...
Third-party apps, new mobile technology, and government policies are poised to drastically expand telehealth access in the coming years. That’s good news: Research shows...
Receiving opioids for first time while hospitalised doubles risk of continued...
People who receive opioids for the first time while hospitalised have double the risk of continuing to receive opioids for months after discharge compared...
Without an increase in public healthcare funding, NHI will not be...
Civil society organisations, SECTION27 and the Institute of Economic Justice have urged Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to urgently increase...
Gift of Givers’ Sooliman included in BHF speaker line-up
The organising committee of this year’s 20th Annual BHF Southern African Conference have announced that Dr Imtaz Ismail Sooliman, chairman and founder of the...
Terminally ill who request doctors to make decisions undergo more aggressive...
Terminally ill patients who request that physicians make decisions on their behalf are more likely to receive aggressive treatments in the weeks before they...
Why pharmacovigilance is critical for healthcare professionals
One of the most fundamental principles of all pharmaceutical companies is the safety of the patient.
The Pharma industry has records of tragic stories of...
Low cost products, regulatory changes: medical scheme challenges in focus at...
A seminar focusing on a comparison between medical schemes and health insurance primary care plus policies as well as the impact the Conduct of...
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...
Health Federation of SA to assist with NHI implementation
The Interim Chair of the soon-to-be-launched Health Federation of South Africa (HFSA), Prof Morgan Chetty has invited all stakeholders in the public and private...
Top legal team to head CMS investigation into alleged unethical behaviour...
Some of the country’s top legal minds have
been appointed to lead the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) high-level
investigation into allegations of racial profiling against...