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South Africa: How Nurses Who Moonlight and Do Agency Work Strain the Health System
The Conversation Africa, 22 June 2015
Nurses who moonlight admit they feel too tired to work and don't provide the best quality of care on duty. Read more »
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South Africa: 2 330+ Needlestick Injuries for Gauteng Health Workers
News24Wire, 2 June 2015
Health workers suffered more than 2 330 needlestick injuries in Gauteng in the past three years, prompting the need for more protection and training, the DA in the province said on… Read more »
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South Africa: Universities Urged to Have Larger Stakes in State Hospitals
News24Wire, 12 June 2015
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital is not a dumping ground for the University of the Witwatersrand's medical students, the hospital's resident paediatrician Dr Sanjay Lala has told… Read more »
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South Africa: Extraordinary Wage Inequality Among Those Paid With Public Money
GroundUp, 18 May 2015
South Africa is desperately short of nurses and many highly skilled practitioners are now over the age of 50 and nearing retirement. Yet there are estimated to be more than 30,000… Read more »
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South Africa: Cosatu North West Calls for Fulltime Employment of Community Service Nurses
COSATU, 6 June 2015
Congress of South African Trade Unions in the North West and DENOSA are worried about the critical challenges facing the community service nurses as they complete their studies. Read more »
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South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal Hospitals Running Dry
News24Wire, 1 June 2015
As reports of shortages of medication in hospitals and clinics around the province continue to emerge, plans to remedy the situation are unclear. Read more »
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South Africa: MEC Nomafrench Mbombo - International Nurse's Day Commemoration
Govt of SA, 13 May 2015
The Western Cape Government has a plan to address the nursing vacancy rate: Speech delivered by the Health MEC, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo at the International Nurse's Day commemoration… Read more »
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South Africa: Public Health in SA - the Good, the Bad and What You Can Do About It
SA Votes 2014, 14 April 2014
DR. ATIYA MOSAM says public health services in South Africa are not all bad, but South Africans have a responsibility to demand the sector improves. When I tell people that I still… Read more »