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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.

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.

1 week ago | health-e.org.za | Ina Skosana

Three years after the World Health Organization (WHO) launched Africa’s first mRNA vaccine technology transfer programme, the effort is beginning to pay off. The project was born during the COVID-19 pandemic, when most vaccines were snapped up by wealthy countries, leaving low and middle-income nations scrambling for access. Established by the WHO and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) in 2021, the programme is on its way to transforming the vaccine and therapeutic landscape in Africa.

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.

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.