Rahima Moosa: work to implement ombud’s recommendations ‘on track’
Gauteng Health MEC, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has denied allegations by DA shadow MEC of Health, Jack Bloom, that there has been “mixed progress” in...
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Cyber security: health establishments across board still ill-prepared…
Having a security penetration test in a medical practice does not only mean having the practice’s wi-fi tested but the people working in the practice...
Roy Watson
Jun 6, 2023
Ignoring concerns on NHI Bill short-sighted. HASA
The Hospital Association of SA (HASA) has added its voice to concerns over Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health’s decision to approve the NHI...
Hasa media release
Jun 5, 2023
National Cancer Survival Day: Depression and anxiety: the untold burden of cancer
With more than 30% of cancer patients diagnosed with depression, the South African Society of Psychiatrists calls on National Cancer Survivors Day (4...
The South African Society of Psychiatrists
Jun 2, 2023
Health Funders Association joins doctor associations in rejecting NHI Bill
The Health Funders Association (HFA) which represents around 73% of open medical schemes and 50% of total medical schemes, has added its voice to...
Marietjie Van den Berg
Jun 2, 2023
GEMS sticking to its ’closed for public servants’ mandate
Imagine how interesting it would be for the commercial health insurance sector if South Africa’s second-largest medical scheme, the Government...
Roy Watson
Jun 2, 2023
SAPPF draws line in the sand over adoption of largely unchanged NHI Bill
The South African Private Practitioners Forum (SAPPF) has expressed its dismay over the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health’s decision to...
Marietjie Van den Berg
Jun 1, 2023
Integrating and safely sharing patient data: If you snooze, you lose
According to Dr Rolan Christian, CEO of CareConnect, South Africa’s first private sector Health Information Exchange (HIE) system, the country is at...
Marietjie Van den Berg
May 30, 2023
SA’s health-spend fails to translate: Dr Anuschka Coovadiaost
Despite historically spending double what low-income countries do on health as a percentage of GDP, (8,5% versus 4,5%), South Africans’ life...
Chris Bateman
May 29, 2023
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