Hospitals

Contaminated blood spilled during strike

 August 5, 2017 Estelle Ellis Contaminated blood – including samples infected with HIV and drug-resistant TB – were spilled on the floor of the National Health Laboratory foyer at the Provincial Hospital in Port Elizabeth during…


PATIENTS ON HOSPITAL FLOOR!

By  Stephens MolobiWednesday, July 05, 2017 12:30 This man sleeps with his shoes for company. Daily Sun reported on a similar story on 27 June. Patients visiting Mahikeng Hospital in North West find any spot…





Autopsies by cleaners and drivers

Die Vryburger June 23, 20170  Autopsies by cleaners and drivers – Image – Die Vryburger The ongoing strike at state mortuaries in Pretoria and Johannesburg took a new twist with allegations that cleaners and…


PATIENTS SLEEP IN HOSPITAL CORRIDORS!

By  STEPHENS MOLOBITuesday, June 27, 2017 12:00 These Pholosong Hospital patients sleep and eat in the corridors.  ~ Muntu Nkosi PATIENTS CLAIM they have to bring their own bedding and food. Sometimes they sleep in the…



SOUTH AFRICA CRIPPLES PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES

March 2, 2017  South Africa is in the process of transitioning the country’s health care provision to a centralized, government-controlled National Health Insurance (NHI) system. New regulations passed during the transition period have continually…