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Addressing the surgical care shortage in Africa: insights from the Pan-African Surgical Conference
Join leading experts at the Pan-African Surgical Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, from February 24 to 28, 2025, as they address the urgent need for surgical care in Africa and explore innovative solutions for a sustainable future.
British citizen alleges abuse by junior doctor at False Bay Hospital
A British academic has filed serious complaints against a False Bay Hospital junior doctor, alleging abusive treatment during his psychiatric observation. The provincial health department is investigating.
Addressing the surgical care shortage in Africa: insights from the Pan-African Surgical Conference
Join leading experts at the Pan-African Surgical Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, from February 24 to 28, 2025, as they address the urgent need for surgical care in Africa and explore innovative solutions for a sustainable future.
Keep your antediluvian circumcision rituals and let me keep my foreskin
This article explores the urgent need to modernise circumcision practices in Africa, highlighting the dangers of traditional methods and advocating for the integration of medical oversight
A true legend and man for all seasons
Dr PN Govender - a true legend of medicine, community, pioneering father of anti-apartheid medical movements and socio-economic resistance, and profound author, literary scholar and stalwart - man for all seasons.
The importance of having an eye test done and wearing spectacles
Vision is our most prominent sense and plays an important role in many aspects of life.
Porous borders are our country’s cardinal sin
Explore how South Africa's porous borders are exacerbating healthcare challenges and straining public resources as political figures face scrutiny over their responses to illegal immigration
Fake doctor convicted in Western Cape for fraud and corruption
A fake doctor who issued fraudulent sick notes and bribed a court orderly has been convicted of fraud, forgery, and corruption in Bellville.
Honouring Dr Yan: Chinese medical pioneer travelled to South Africa 120 years ago to provide medical services
In 1904, after graduation from Yale University, Dr Yan Fuqing made the voluntary decision to come to South Africa to provide medical service to miners from China.
Every child deserves to smile
Learn about the humanitarian efforts of the Smile Foundation and its partners in providing life-changing surgeries for underprivileged children.
Gauteng Health Department warns against food purchases from unregulated spaza shops
In light of recent food poisoning incidents, the Gauteng Department of Health urges residents to be cautious when buying from unregulated spaza shops, following the tragic death of an 11-year-old girl.
Medical crisis hits Lebanon as Israel rocket bombardment rages on
Thousands of hand-held pagers and hundreds of walkie-talkies intended for use by Hezbollah exploded simultaneously across Lebanon and Syria in an Israeli attack, resulting in the beginning of suffering for the people of Lebanon who have since been displaced.
GPU 100 days: Gauteng deploys food inspectors after Soweto child deaths spark outrage
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told the media earlier this week that a chemical known as Organophosphate was the cause of death of six Soweto children.
Public Protector considers investigation into food poisoning incidents affecting schoolchildren
More than 200 learners have been hospitalised amid rising concerns about contaminated food products, notably snacks sold at spaza shops.
Tribunal must decide on extent of head injury after hit-and-run
The HPCSA and RAF will have to cough up for the legal costs of a man who suffered injuries in a hit and run incident.
PICS: Two arrested for allegedly selling unauthorised and prohibited medicines to the public
The Hawks and the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) raided a supermarket in Polokwane where the two were allegedly selling prohibited products.
Over 100 000 South Africans join stem cell donor registry to fight blood cancer
In a remarkable display of compassion, over 100 000 South Africans have registered as stem cell donors in just three years, significantly boosting the chances of survival for blood cancer patients. DKMS Africa celebrates this milestone while emphasising the ongoing need for diverse donors.
Gauteng doctors treat patients badly, get paid for hours not worked, says nursing body Denosa
Denosa said medical doctors within the government hospitals are at the forefront of giving patients bad attitude and service and they should be trained on ethics.
Urgent call for affordable diabetes treatment: Senate hearing highlights pharmaceutical markup crisis
Pharmaceutical corporations Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi have been challenged by Doctors Without Borders to take urgent action to increase access to diabetes medicines everywhere by dropping prices and not blocking generic manufacturers from entering the market to help meet the global demand for medication.
Health and nutrition experts gather to map out a healthier food future for South Africa
Advocacy for recognition of traditional and indigenous foods
‘His name is Eloff’: JMPD officer helped woman deliver baby named after Ellof Street in Joburg CBD
Officer Brenda Sithole was deployed at the South Gauteng High Court precinct, and she encountered a woman experiencing severe labour pains, and she intervened to help.
‘Healthcare workers fear for their lives’: Nurses threaten to withdraw services over violent attacks inside hospitals
Nurses union Denosa said healthcare workers at KwaMhlanga Hospital were attacked on Sunday night by relatives who had brought in a patient with a gunshot wound.
Big business pushes back against NHI in government’s Health Compact
Business Unity South Africa (Busa) yesterday said it would not be signing the President’s Health Compact as it cannot support a policy that explicitly endorses the NHI Act in its current form.
Health practitioner’s professional conduct in question
The practitioner has been subpoenaed by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to attend their “professional conduct” inquiry in September.
Mom dies: hospital ‘negligence blamed
A PHOENIX mother has alleged that her daughter died of negligence at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Phoenix, after she was denied basic health care.