Yoliswa Sobuwa
Health Reporter at Health-e
Health Reporter 💌 [email protected] Former Health reporter@ News 24. Former Health Reporter @City Press Views expressed here are my own.
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1 week ago |
health-e.org.za | Yoliswa Sobuwa
As winter sets in and temperatures continue to drop across Gauteng, patients at several public hospitals have raised concerns about freezing wards and a lack of hot water. According to the Gauteng Department of Health, this is due to the ageing infrastructure in its health facilities. Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko says in a statement contractors are on standby to respond to emergencies.
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1 week ago |
health-e.org.za | Yoliswa Sobuwa
As South Africa moves closer to implementing the National Health Insurance (NHI), Sections 42 to 44 of the NHI Act, which designates a centralised investigative unit within the NHI Fund as theauthority for managing all complaints, has become a major point of contention in the recent court challenges against the Act.
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2 weeks ago |
health-e.org.za | Yoliswa Sobuwa
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is raising the alarm over a surge in fraudulent service providers posing as SAHPRA-accredited. The watchdog says it has learned about a troubling trend of individuals and businesses using falsified licences to deceive the public and carry out unregulated operations, putting lives at risk. The warning comes amid the booming popularity of cannabis-infused products in South Africa, from beverages and snacks to baked goods.
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2 weeks ago |
health-e.org.za | Yoliswa Sobuwa
The Gauteng health department has come under criticism for its deplorable human resources management, which has incentivised employees to exaggerate their leave days. These concerns were raised during a meeting on the Policy and Procedure for Incapacity Leave and Ill Health Retirement attended by the CEOs and HR managers of various divisions in the department earlier this month.
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2 weeks ago |
health-e.org.za | Yoliswa Sobuwa
South African expert Professor Helen Rees was one of six global public health champions celebrated at the recent World Health Assembly. Rees was named the recipient of the prestigious Dr Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize in recognition of her contributions to global health. Health-e News spoke with Rees about the significance of receiving a lifetime achievement award, key milestones in her career, and the challenges of cuts to internal funding for health programmes.
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