Cops are the criminals, says SA Institute of Race Relations
Sapa | 28 January, 2015 12:15 100 cases studies were written up and then analysed in order to look for trends or patterns of behaviour. File photo Image by: Gallo Images / Foto24 / Theana…
From R290m to R1.8bn to build mental hospital
Sipho Masondo2015-08-03 11:00 Psychiatric Hospital outside Kimberley that is standing still as construction has stopped leaving the multi million rand intitution incomplete. Picture:Emile Hendricks/Foto24 The construction of the Kimberley Mental Hospital, which is expected to…
‘DEATH FROM SURGICAL PROCEDURES DOUBLED IN GAUTENG’
The DA says fatalities due to anesthetics rose from 481 in 2012 to 803 in 2014. FILE: The opposition says fatalities due to anesthetics rose from 481 in 2012 to 803 in 2014. Picture: Free…
R2.2m tender; zero equipment
Poloko Tau2015-08-10 11:02 Hospital laundry cleaned by the staff of Mphefhedzi Business Enterprise covers washing lines Related Links From R290m to R1.8bn to build mental hospital Public Protector asked to investigate R52.5 million lease Company…
State hospitals, academic medicine and the decline of health care in South Africa – a cry of support from those who have left for those who stay
SAMJ: South African Medical Journal On-line version ISSN 2078-5135 SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.100 n.2 Cape Town Feb. 2010 CORRESPONDENCE To the Editor: We read with much interest the comments of Dr Parkes and colleagues in the SAMJ.1…
Hospital-acquired infections on the rise at public hospitals
Two local hospitals are on the list of Gauteng hospitals with the highest infection rates. August 19, 2015 Corlia Kruger Steve Biko Academic and George Mukhari hospitals are high on the list of unhygienic hospitals…
Health services in South Africa:
A basic introduction Kerry Cullinan Health-e News Service January 2006 Table of contents Context Primary Health Care – Background – Norms and standards Hospital services – Background – Levels of hospitals – District hospitals (level1)…
Survey finding that rookie doctors doing unsupervised surgery based on small sampling
RDM News Wire | 02 August, 2015 15:51 Image by: Louise McAuliffe A survey concluding that one in three South African medical interns canvassed are performing relatively minor interventional or surgical procedures without supervision is…
From Racial to Class Apartheid: South Africa’s Frustrating Decade of Freedom
Volume 55, Issue 10 (March) › From Racial to Class Apartheid: South Africa’s Frustrating Decade of Freedom by Patrick Bond Topics: History , Inequality , Race Places: Africa Patrick Bond teaches at the University of…
POVERTY IN SOUTH AFRICA TAMING GLOBALIZATION & INEQUALITIES
Published Apr 2011 – Updated May 2013 6 The South African Constitution The fight against poverty in South Africa is actually supported by the country’s Constitution, through social security: “Everyone has the right to have…